Comments on: Colin O’Brien Photography Workshop

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 11:21:09 +0000

Anyone who has used a Leica – or any manual camera – will know that taking photographs without the aid of autofocus, built in light meters and all the other modern facilities found in cameras today, is a very different proposition. Just think, only 36 shots on a roll of film and no preview facility to see if it looks ok. Colin’s photographs are testament to his skill with a camera and his artistry in composing and capturing great images.
I’ll be there if I can, I’m sure it’ll be a great day.

By: John Barrett

John Barrett — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 10:42:22 +0000

Colin worked his magic with his Leica camera he was very good, sometimes you only one chance for a shot !he took it that’s what made him special he was certainly street wise. I am not sure how he obtained his Leica, however they worked together as a team, can I say the excellence of this camera gave him the quality he needed for his professional work. This was the preferred choice of camera used by war correspondents they have recorded all wars of modern times, reason being they were small with that certain quality they needed at the sharp end. Leica cameras are the Rolls Royce of the photographic world versions have flown in space. I believe one has also orbited earth on the Space Shuttle. Have no fear Colin up-there we will be viewing your photos for many years, you are future proof Poet John – PS I have decided to call you Super Colin, now that’s got to be nice.

By: Greg Tingey

Greg Tingey — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 08:43:03 +0000

Best lenses on the planet. The owner of Leica in the late 1930s, Ernst Leitz II assisted a number of Jewish employees in fleeing Germany. He could not give them money, as the Nazis would take it, so he gave them a camera, to sell back to the Leica shop in New York …