Freakscene
Obscure member
Two years without @charjohncarter. Time and its petty pace.
Edit: Ned is right, it’s three years. There you go. Time . . .
Edit: Ned is right, it’s three years. There you go. Time . . .
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Richard G
Veteran
What a lovely thought to mark the anniversary, Veterans Day and Remembrance Day.
Ororaro
Well-known
I’d say three…
Godfrey
somewhat colored
John passed away a few months before another dear buddy in Photography, and him just another few months before my older brother departed. Quite a few more have gone since. I don't really like this Time of Life very much for these departures, but I guess there is nothing we can do about it but hold the memories dear and enjoy them as best we can.
John was a good guy. I celebrate his memory with joy!
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John was a good guy. I celebrate his memory with joy!
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Freakscene
Obscure member
Agree. His FlickR remains: John CarterJohn was a good guy. I celebrate his memory with joy!
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Thanks for posting that link! It was fun walking through some of his photos again. A few of them I remember from when he first posted them.
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Bingley
Veteran
He was a quiet master of black and white photography. Always happy to share his insights and tips. The photos he took of around his house in Danville sparkle. I admire him and miss him.
Freakscene
Obscure member
The photos on FlickR of a house with 13 on it are John’s place. I really liked the way he could still see the photos in his day-to-day life.
And I now note that John’s place is for sale. Time moves on.
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DownUnder
Nikon Nomad
Many thanks for this timely post. I had John's Flickr site saved for a few years, but a computer crash scrambled many files and folders and I lost all my bookmarks. Hadn't yet got around to rebuilding, and in fact had thought his site maybe would have passed along with him.
I have now saved it again, and I will return to it for a good browse soon But 2000+ images, sigh..
It's good to know that some of our old members, who were so prolific with their postings and so generous with their comments and assistance to many of us, are still remembered. I think of such 'oldies' as Roger Hicks and I find myself missing the good old days.
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Archiver
Veteran
A few years ago, I came across The Rangefinder Book by Roger and Frances in a secondhand bookshop in Melbourne! Of course, I bought it immediately.
Rangefinder by Roger Hicks and Frances Schultz, Happy New Year
Wasn't sure if I should post this in the Photo Book section, or Roger's subforum, but here it is. On Sunday, I returned to a lovely secondhand bookshop that I hadn't visited for over a year. The owners are an older couple who love books, and they have a wide range of everything from general...
rangefinderforum.com
It's sad to know that John passed away. At least we have his photographic legacy on flickr.
DownUnder
Nikon Nomad
I have several of Roger's books, saved in one of my archival boxes marked Film Photography. This thread is a good reason to dig them out and revisit them.
His writing takes us back to a gentler, happier, kinder time, when life was more slow and things were meant to be savored slowly. For me film photography had its downsides - too much time in the darkroom, the awful smell of traditional fixer, and a few pet hates - but film did make me slow down, think about what to visualise on film, and give the pause to my trigger finger. This may be me opining again, but in the '70s and '80s I reckon cameras were better built than they are now. Solid, heavy, made from metal. Many are still going strong, and as mechanical machines they can be repaired and not disposed of when something some small, simple thing goes wrong.
In the dim past when I traveled more to Europe I met Roger Hicks a couple of times. I never did have the pleasure (and the privilege) of meeting his SO, Frances. My loss. I also recall seeing him from a distance on the one occasion was in Arles. He was being mobbed and I kept my distance, so on that occasion our paths didn't cross, altho' I had a great time at the photo fair. Everybody interested in photography should go to Arles, it's a one of a kind photo event.
Roger and I had an infrequent but at times blunt email relationship. Being me, on one of my foot in mouth days I told him I greatly enjoyed his books and he was a true master of the writing art but I didn't really care for his photographs. (I'd had a little too much good red that day, I reckon).
His response was to laugh and say he didn't think much of his images either. But his clients liked them and when they bought them, they paid him well. Which is exactly what I would have said about mine.
Some years later I sent him three images and asked for his (brief) critique, as he had kindly agreed to give me his considered opinion. Being Roger, he proceeded to verbally tear them to shreds. I was miffed at first, but on due reflection I later realised he was entirely right in his comments and as usual had given me the very best advice, if rather up my nose. I learned a lot that day, thanks to him and his trademark in-your-face honesty.
Sadly, I've mislaid the copies I made of our emails. If I ever find those, I will happily post them for everyone to read and enjoy. Roger's way with words was truly magnificent, there is no other word to describe his writing.
John Carter was quite the opposite. Well-mannered, considerate, ever thoughtful. He chose his words with due care and was always keen to make pleasant and positive comments. We had a brief email discussion about film developers, this about 15 years ago. Again, those emails have gone walkabout on me. If I ever find them, they will also be posted here.
Two unique characters, two great talents. Sadly missed. Among many others. RFF has always had a way of attracting such genius to its membership ranks.
His writing takes us back to a gentler, happier, kinder time, when life was more slow and things were meant to be savored slowly. For me film photography had its downsides - too much time in the darkroom, the awful smell of traditional fixer, and a few pet hates - but film did make me slow down, think about what to visualise on film, and give the pause to my trigger finger. This may be me opining again, but in the '70s and '80s I reckon cameras were better built than they are now. Solid, heavy, made from metal. Many are still going strong, and as mechanical machines they can be repaired and not disposed of when something some small, simple thing goes wrong.
In the dim past when I traveled more to Europe I met Roger Hicks a couple of times. I never did have the pleasure (and the privilege) of meeting his SO, Frances. My loss. I also recall seeing him from a distance on the one occasion was in Arles. He was being mobbed and I kept my distance, so on that occasion our paths didn't cross, altho' I had a great time at the photo fair. Everybody interested in photography should go to Arles, it's a one of a kind photo event.
Roger and I had an infrequent but at times blunt email relationship. Being me, on one of my foot in mouth days I told him I greatly enjoyed his books and he was a true master of the writing art but I didn't really care for his photographs. (I'd had a little too much good red that day, I reckon).
His response was to laugh and say he didn't think much of his images either. But his clients liked them and when they bought them, they paid him well. Which is exactly what I would have said about mine.
Some years later I sent him three images and asked for his (brief) critique, as he had kindly agreed to give me his considered opinion. Being Roger, he proceeded to verbally tear them to shreds. I was miffed at first, but on due reflection I later realised he was entirely right in his comments and as usual had given me the very best advice, if rather up my nose. I learned a lot that day, thanks to him and his trademark in-your-face honesty.
Sadly, I've mislaid the copies I made of our emails. If I ever find those, I will happily post them for everyone to read and enjoy. Roger's way with words was truly magnificent, there is no other word to describe his writing.
John Carter was quite the opposite. Well-mannered, considerate, ever thoughtful. He chose his words with due care and was always keen to make pleasant and positive comments. We had a brief email discussion about film developers, this about 15 years ago. Again, those emails have gone walkabout on me. If I ever find them, they will also be posted here.
Two unique characters, two great talents. Sadly missed. Among many others. RFF has always had a way of attracting such genius to its membership ranks.
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Timmyjoe
Veteran
Was just going back over the Gems & Hidden Histories on Route 66 thread I posted a few years ago and realized John had enthusiastically responded to every post and video, and talked about the Route 66 trip he was planning on taking. This was late July 2021. He sadly passed in November of 2021. Does anyone know if he got to take that Route 66 road trip before his passing?
Best,
-Tim
Best,
-Tim
lynnb
Veteran
Very sad to read this. Thanks John B for letting us know. John was a vigorous supporting branch in the tree of
RFF. Belated thanks to him for all his contributions over the years. May he rest in peace.
RFF. Belated thanks to him for all his contributions over the years. May he rest in peace.
Archiver
Veteran
Just so you know, if you use Firefox (and presumably other browsers) you can make a Firefox account which will save your bookmarks. So if your computer crashes again, you can restore the bookmarks by downloading Firefox and logging in to your account. It will also allow you to access your bookmarks across multiple devices by logging in.
DownUnder
Nikon Nomad
If an image is worth a thousand words, this post is worth ten thousand! Thanks. I will this coming weekend set up my Firefox, little used til now but about to be revived.