Re: PhotoForum "Where we Live" collection available

[lea murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Herschel,

Your trip sounds like it was fantastic!

I was in Santa Fe this summer for the first time ever and went  
absolutely nuts over the galleries full of photography. It was all my  
daughter could to do get me to return home!

Lea

On Sep 1, 2008, at 2:58 AM, herschel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I'm back home with regular access to a computer!!!
> Yay! (Except for the jet lag)
>
> Could not make the exhibition 'cos I wasn't where I live.
>
> 2 months driving through the US West Coast from Southern NM to San  
> Francisco and a return flight to Portland Oregon
> 2500 miles in all and mostly without a camera. From time to time I  
> borrowed Anna's (My wife)
>
> Memorable moments:
>
> A truly an amazing visit to Rochester New York where I and my  
> daughter Aria were treated to the incredible hospitality of  
> Professor Andy Davidhazy of this list.
> An in-depth walking tour of RIT's photographic school. A mind  
> expansion.
> A quiet and regenerative 2 weeks in Toronto Canada
> Standing in Hernandez NM where Adams' "Moon Rise" was shot
> Holding and examining original Eugene Smith and Ansel Adams prints  
> (Mounted but unframed) (Andrew Smith Galleries, Santa Fe)
> Santa Fe where there are so many amazing galleries and so much  
> original work
> Santa Fe and Abiquiu skies. More sky than land...
> Staying at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu NM where Georgia O'keeffe spent  
> so much time and seeing the places she painted - also indulging in  
> the huge library of photography books there, which is open 24/7
> The Georgia O'Keeffe houses
> The desert museum at Tucson AZ
> The Center for Creative Photography At The University of Arizona in  
> Tucson.. another AMAZING library
> Sea World in San Diego
> San Diego Zoo.... Unbelievable
> Staying with a 93 year old lady in Laguna Beach CA who still drives  
> to work and is as sharp as a razor. She still wears shorts and goes  
> walking.
> Venice Beach CA... wow... Makes me want to drop out, light up and  
> join the hippies on the beach. Throw the cameras, lights etc in the  
> sea. There's a wild hippie in the depths of me...
> Professor Gene Poschman  and Annie Mester of UC Berkeley who made  
> thier house in the Berkeley hills our home for 2 weeks. Wall to  
> wall and floor to ceiling -books and an old Nikon F system which he  
> donated to my cause
> Calumet store in San Francisco
> The beauty of Oregon and the delightful Portland and Salem
> New York NY
> B&H photo.. in the flesh. What a store!
> Times square at 2 AM
> Now I'm back in the desert of Arabia... Must go and get my cameras  
> out of storage!
>
> herschel
>
>
> >> What a super collection of images...I wish I'd got off my butt and
> >> contributed. No excuses... :-!
> >>
> >> Howard
> >>
> >> Peeter Vissak wrote:
> >>> And last but not the least:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks to everyone contributing!
> >>> It is really a warm and cordial experience.
> >>>
> >>> Peeter
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>