jmi
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Post by jmi on Apr 11, 2007 14:40:20 GMT -5
Well, it's where I live for the moment at least. I'll be moving to... Cambridge MA in the autumn A few while walking round on Saturday. I was trying (not entirely succeeding perhaps) to work to the theme of "alternative Cambridge" to try to show it a bit more from my perspective as a local: But I couldn't resist this: Taken with my beloved Leica M3 that has featured on this board before, first two were the 21/4 CV with a yellow filter and the rest the 50/2 cron. Tri-X. Criticism most welcome. EDIT - sorry about the harshness, just noticed flickr seems to have gone berserk with the USM on these. Still getting used to the right numbers for the new scanner it seems.
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Post by kiev4a on Apr 11, 2007 17:28:06 GMT -5
I saw most of those scenes last Friday when we visited Cambridge. Beautiful city. A lot of people out on the river in punts. Looks like the Easter holiday crowds have departed.
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Post by Michael Fraley on Apr 11, 2007 23:14:33 GMT -5
I like all of these. Not the usual perspective in many of them. I like the tonal range, sharpness and composition. Well done! Wish I was there..
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Post by Randy on Apr 12, 2007 6:31:49 GMT -5
Nice photos. That looks like a video camera next to that lantern.
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Post by kiev4a on Apr 12, 2007 10:26:34 GMT -5
There are video cameras EVERYWHERE over there. We visited both Oxford and Cambridge while on our trip and was surprised that each of the individual colleges in those cities (and there are dozens of them) had it's own security force that monitors the grounds of the school and checks people in and out.
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Post by doubs43 on Apr 12, 2007 10:30:05 GMT -5
Very nice mages. Cambridge is a beautiful city and living there must be idyllic.
One Summer day about 1985 (give or take a year) I took my family on a visit to Cambridge. Across the street from one of the colleges was a corner camera store. Inside, the glass cases were filled with old Leicas, lenses for them and various accessories. I don't think I've seen a larger collection of Leicas in any one place with the possible exception of the Leitz factory in Wetzlar, Germany. I was impressed, to say the least.
I'm sure you're familiar with the Cambridge American Cemetary. A beautiful place but very sad.
Walker
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Post by John Parry on Apr 12, 2007 13:44:12 GMT -5
The Universities over here take their 'duty of care' responsibilities seriously. My home town of Manchester has the biggest student population in Europe. Some of the low-life regard the students as 'prey'. But the local community has responded - many of the local clubs are 'students-only', requiring Student ID cards for entry. I went to my son's 21st birthday celebrations, and managed to get myself in to one of the clubs with him (the security guards all supported the same football team as me!). We both got thrown out together at the end of the night. I was so proud!!
Regards - John
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Post by jmi on Apr 12, 2007 13:50:49 GMT -5
Back from work now... thank you kindly for all your comments!
Randy and Wayne - yes indeed - video cameras everywhere over here. Kinda worries me occasionally that I can't go anywhere without being watched any more. As you may have noticed London has a particularly large amount of the things.
Regarding the camera store - it was probably Campkins Camera Exchange on King's parade. It still exists, but it's now in the roof of KP professional on Clifton Road (it's the same company - KP stands for King's Parade) a bit of a way out. IIRC the owner said they couldn't afford to keep the original premises. They do indeed have a great collection of kit there, I occasionally go and drool. Unfortunately they are quite expensive especially compared to the unmentionable online auction site so I don't think they do anywhere near as much business nowadays.
I've not been to the American cemetary in years, which is silly really given that I work at the Institute of Astronomy out on Madingley Road...
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Post by jmi on Apr 12, 2007 13:55:02 GMT -5
Oh yes, regarding the colleges - I wouldn't exactly call the college porters a security service, but it is true that monitoring the cameras is now one of their responsibilities. The University also has a security division which is responsible for security at the departments and some of the colleges.
The site where I work has a lot of cameras and alarm systems, etc which were installed after we had a bunch of very expensive computer equipment stolen. They were clearly professional computer thieves because they knew exactly what they wanted and which bits to take.
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Post by Rachel on Apr 14, 2007 12:04:35 GMT -5
Regarding the camera store - it was probably Campkins Camera Exchange on King's parade. It still exists, but it's now in the roof of KP professional on Clifton Road (it's the same company - KP stands for King's Parade) a bit of a way out. .................................I've not been to the American cemetary in years, which is silly really given that I work at the Institute of Astronomy out on Madingley Road... Don't Campkins still have a shop on Rose Crescent? They had a used camera dept up the stairs. I used to browse around their shops but I thought that they were a bit expensive. We visited the American Cemetery many years ago; a very moving place.
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Post by kiev4a on Apr 16, 2007 9:34:07 GMT -5
It is a city AND university--at least the old part of town is one and the same. The University is made of of a number of seperate colleges--each pretty much a physical entity unto itself--each with its own entrance, buildings, etc.
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Post by jmi on Apr 16, 2007 14:03:27 GMT -5
Don't Campkins still have a shop on Rose Crescent? They had a used camera dept up the stairs. I used to browse around their shops but I thought that they were a bit expensive. We visited the American Cemetery many years ago; a very moving place. They do indeed, the used department is still on the 1st floor. They are somewhat expensive, although that used department also sell on ebay. The company in fact owns three separate premises - Rose Crescent, Kings Parade and Clifton Road. Ron - I always consider the town and university to be one and the same, but that's certainly not traditionally the case - "town" vs "gown". Of course this opinion is probably because I straddle the gap being both a local and a graduate of the university. thanks btw! Grain - your eyes are good This scanner has rather a lot of it compared to my older flatbed. Not sure I like the way it scans B+W. Didn't cost much so maybe I got what I paid for.... OTOH I like a bit of grain.
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