UK Region North Of England RFF Meet 2008?

Looks like you've been to the real camera shop, I picked up my first rangefinder there the other day (a Bessa R). He mentioned my opertune timing as there was a group of rangefinder enthusiasts coming in the next day. Perhaps i'll see you all at the next meet up.
 
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last one, for the fondlers :angel:
 
fidget said:
Note the lack of people in my pics, maybe I'm not a street shooter?

Dave....
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Atget was one of the great street shooters, people appear only rarely in his work.
See "Bystander A History of Street photography" Westebeck & Meyerowitz
a truly great book.
 
ChrisLivsey said:
Atget was one of the great street shooters, people appear only rarely in his work.
See "Bystander A History of Street photography" Westebeck & Meyerowitz
a truly great book.
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That's good news. So RFF might put up with my people-less pics.

As a side note, on the evening of the day of our Manchester outing I received a phone call from my sister, demanding to know what I was doing in Manchester with that suspicious looking crew. So I, who hasn't been in Manchester centre for years, was spotted by my sister from a bus that she has never used before that day.
Maybe a disguise will help next time 😎

Dave



Edit: I must say that I was very impressed in the way that Deb took pics of people (who saw full well that they were in the frame) in such a cool and unhurried manner. I have "the worry" that I would not get away with that. Full marks to Deb.
 
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Yes, that skill is hard to define, but I think a lot of it is about openness and body language.
I think being a petite lady helps too.

On the other hand Dave - if you were to don a ginger wig and wear lipstick I think people would run screaming! So that's probably not the disguise to go for. 😉



Love the Gargoyle shot BTW - where abouts was it taken?
 
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Hi Folks,

Just in case anyone is interested, after the meet I went back home, listed a bunch of unused stuff on the famous auction site to raise some money, and then went back to The Real Camera Company today and got that CV 35/1.4 😀

I shot a few rolls with it and it feels really nice - very solidy made and everything about it is smooth, and it's seriously compact for a 1.4. I'm too tired to develop them tonight, but I'll get them done tomorrow - I'll post my thoughts and some results on a more appropriate board when they're done.
 
Congratulations Alan, that lens did feel good. I'm pleased that you bought it. Hope to see some example shots from it.
The visit to the Real Camera Company ended in some substantial purchases from a few members of our group. hope to see some pics from all that kit.

Dave.
 
Hi buddies...

Nice to came across the great place with lots of interesting things...

thanks for the info, ideas and links... etc..

keep posting


Cheers
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