Very UN-official meeting. Portraits of Hugo and Domenico!

**Jim Galli** · 29-May-2007, 16:13

Sunday of Memorial Day weekend I got to meet Hugo Zhang and Domenico Foschi. What a privilege that is.

We had a leisurely lunch at a sidewalk cafe with perfect So. Cal. weather, then we went to a park in Whittier to play with cameras.

Hugo had a new Chamonix 7X17 with holder for us to play touchee feelee with. The finish on that maple is like my 1920's Grand piano. Gorgeous and the movements are just silky. I would say it is elegant in it's simplicity. Once a few hit our shores and are seen, I doubt the factory will be able to keep up. It struck me as true value.

The high point of the day for me though was seeing Domenico Foschi's work first hand. With appropriate apologies to Domenico, I feel a true kindred spirit in his work. It is simply spectacular and the printing has challenged me. Rocked my world so to speak.

Finally it was time to relax with the cameras. Hugo sporting a 'dorff 810 with a 5X7 back and just about any legendary lens you've been drooling over. Domenico has a 2D just like yours truly except he has a speed graphic curtain shutter that lives just behind the lens board and gives him better times than my Packard does.

I used the 8X10 2D with an Eidoscop for the portraits at f5.

Hugo Zhang

Domenico Foschi

trees, whittier

**Frank Petronio** · 29-May-2007, 16:30

wow, sounds like a great time... nice that you actually made photos too.

**Toyon** · 29-May-2007, 17:01

Wow! the portrait of the curly haired gent - great. Foschi or Zhang?

**Hugo Zhang** · 29-May-2007, 17:06

My turn. It was a grand time, Jim and domenico!!!

**Alex Hawley** · 30-May-2007, 07:14

You guys are having way too much fun. Keep it up!

**PViapiano** · 30-May-2007, 08:34

Great portraits, Jim....

Sounds like a great time!

**domenico Foschi** · 1-Jun-2007, 20:16

It was great to meet Jim.
We had a great time.
Jim you have a thing for portraits.

I really like it.
Paul Viapiano, next time you should join us,
Domenico

**domenico Foschi** · 1-Jun-2007, 20:17

Hugo,
I love the image of the branch.
Talk to you soon,
Domenico

**John Voss** · 2-Jun-2007, 15:43

Wonderful portraits Jim! They tease out what must be genuine and authentic in these two. And Hugo's portrait of yourself is equally immediate and revealing. (I'd buy a used car or a coveted lens from you in a New York minute!) Fine work!