Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ha ha. Yea. All the best. On Sun, Jul 30, 2023 at 17:49 Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > Richard, I seem to have heard of Silverberg, but looking at his > bibliography, the bells remain silent. Also, I never bought a sci-fi > book myself, but had a friend who was an avid fan of them with shelves > full. I always returned them to him after reading them. I did buy books, > but never sci-fi ones. > > That said, you have to remember that I am in my 70s, and remembering is > a challenge. My mornings tend to start with looking at a strange man in > my bathroom mirror. I ask him "Are you Douglas?" and he does the same to > me - simultaneously... > > On 31/07/2023 00:10, Richard Man wrote: > > Hi Douglas, I also have photos of Greg Bear, Greg Benford, Joe Haldeman, > CJ > > Cherryh, Connie Willis. Tamora Pierce, Peter S Beagle, Tim Powers, Jack > > McDevitt, Robert Silverberg, etc. surely you have heard / read some of > > these folks? > > > > On Sun, Jul 30, 2023 at 3:16?PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > > >> I'd agree Brian, and, disappointingly, being a avid reader of sci-fi > >> 'til I was about 21, I noted that the only name pictured with whom I was > >> familiar with, or even heard of, was Larry Niven. > >> Mind you, I did also think that the name Erik Wilkerson rang a bell > >> somehow, but, googling him, I discovered the reason the bell rang, was > >> because he was a semi famous American footballer who went on the run > >> after stabbing and killing someone. He was sentenced to 12 years in the > >> slammer a few months ago, hence the dim recollection. Google also told > >> me there was a second Eric W who is indeed a well known - except to me - > >> illustrator. > >> > >> But the the photos are impressive, and looking at them, you'd work out > >> quite quickly that the subjects aren't working in Wall St. > >> > >> Douglas > >> > >> > >> > >> On 30/07/2023 15:44, Brian Reid wrote: > >>> I looked at all of the pictures on > >>> https://richardman.photo/worldbuilders-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy/ > . > >>> They are incredible. Congratulations on having the Hugo people > >>> recognize your work. > >>> > >>> On 2023-07-28 12:25, Richard Man wrote: > >>>> Some of you might remember that I have been doing multiple portrait > >>>> projects with large format 4x5 film in the last 8+ years, and some of > >>>> you > >>>> have given me emoional and even financial support (THANK YOU!). I am > >>>> very > >>>> excited to announce that I am a Hugo Finalist in the "Best Fan Artist" > >>>> category this year. The Hugo Awards are the most prestigious awards > >>>> in the > >>>> science fiction and fantasy genre. You can read more about this here: > >>>> > >>>> https://richardman.photo/2023/07/2023-hugo-finalist/ > >>>> > >>>> Keep clicking that shutter! > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- // richard http://imagecraft.com