[rollei_list] Re: OT: Herbert Keppler R.I.P.

I remember last year I received a request from Keppler for a copy of
STREET PHOTOG.  I was shocked and flattered.  He seemed to be as
permanent as granite...
P.J. Nebergall
On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:03:45 -0500 Marc James Small
<marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> At 07:37 PM 1/11/2008, you wrote:
>  >I hope this link works:
>  >
>  
> >http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/arts/11keppler.html?_r=1&ref=obituar
>  >ies&oref=slogin
> 
> We have a member among our number who was a close 
> friend of Keppler.  My own experiences with Burt 
> were somewhat south of negative, but, then, I can 
> be abrasive and so could he and perhaps we just 
> got off on the wrong foot, and so be it.  His 
> impact was felt early and hard, when he first 
> encountered the "Contax D" and immediately went 
> over to the SLR side.  After that, he did an 
> accurate job of documenting the growth of 
> phtoography and of pushing its limits.
> 
> He had a lengthy and productive and worthy life 
> and his thoughts will be missed.  They were 
> always wrothy:  sometimes they were brilliant, 
> sometimes they were blind, but they were always interesting.
> 
> Marc
> 
> 
> msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
> 
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