doubice Posted June 3, 2010 Share #4461 Posted June 3, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hmmm.... Just across the street from Café Bar "At Saint Jan". I am still stumped. Is this a Czech novelist? Jan Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/75648-do-you-know-the-world-competition/?do=findComment&comment=1342136'>More sharing options...
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Guest suilvenman Posted June 3, 2010 Share #4462 Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) You must be literally not even a few hundred metres from the building's location, Jan. The novelist was born in Germany. The number is indeed 12 on the photo but does look like 4 - my underdeveloped digital skills, Jan - apologies. The second photo gave a big clue. Another hint - Napoleon. Ken. Edited June 3, 2010 by suilvenman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted June 3, 2010 Share #4463 Posted June 3, 2010 This is indeed a wild guess: 'For years now' by Winfried Georg Sebald? Best, Jan P.S. That Greek restaurant will not be renown for it culinary qualities.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted June 3, 2010 Share #4464 Posted June 3, 2010 Street address is Šporkova 12 and that is the extent of information I was able to 'dig up'... The only significant person that lives in the area is an old school friend of mine who was not born in Germany, nor does she have any literary abilities. The 'Johannesberg G' sign in your photo is the original German name for Jánský vršek - Johann equals Jan nad 'Berg' being the German equivalent of Czech 'Vršek'. G stands for Gasse - lane or street. So there - I still don't have an answer for you, Ken. Best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest suilvenman Posted June 3, 2010 Share #4465 Posted June 3, 2010 You are so close, Jan, that I think I must declare you the winner. The writer is indeed W G Sebald and the novel is "Austerlitz" in which the narrator's mother once "lived" at Sporkova 12. A great modern novel, IMHO. Over to you, Jan. Ken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted June 4, 2010 Share #4466 Posted June 4, 2010 Thanks, Ken. Happy to know about another book to read. Interestingly, when I did my research, the most recent book by Sebald I could find was 'For Years Now'; Austrelitz did not come up. For the next challenge, I was torn between two subjects and picked the one I hope to be more difficult. I will need to know the city where this photograph was taken. Good luck, Jan Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/75648-do-you-know-the-world-competition/?do=findComment&comment=1342917'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 4, 2010 Share #4467 Posted June 4, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would guess North America, in the north, but that's as far as I can go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
msk2193 Posted June 4, 2010 Share #4468 Posted June 4, 2010 Skagway by chance? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted June 4, 2010 Share #4469 Posted June 4, 2010 I thought this was going to be a tough one and had many subtle hints ready to guide the weary travellers...... Yes - 'downtown' Skagway, Alaska it is. One of the main thoroughfares.... Over to you, Michael. Best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smgorsch Posted June 4, 2010 Share #4470 Posted June 4, 2010 Skagway by chance? How did you get that? stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
msk2193 Posted June 4, 2010 Share #4471 Posted June 4, 2010 Thanks Jan. Stefan, I was there last summer and have almost the same image sans the rainwear! I will be home tomorrow afternoon and post an image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
msk2193 Posted June 5, 2010 Share #4472 Posted June 5, 2010 No need to wait, I had smething more recent - and perhaps more obscure! In what city is this building located? It was used in a film that helped Faye Dunaway in her career. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/75648-do-you-know-the-world-competition/?do=findComment&comment=1343789'>More sharing options...
doubice Posted June 5, 2010 Share #4473 Posted June 5, 2010 Pilot Point, Texas. Best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted June 5, 2010 Share #4474 Posted June 5, 2010 Pilot Point, Texas. Best, Jan Jan, You've definitely got it right. Quick question to the group- Being a new Leica owner, my image selection from exotic locations is relatively limited. Must all images in this thread originate from Leica gear? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted June 5, 2010 Share #4475 Posted June 5, 2010 .............Being a new Leica owner, my image selection from exotic locations is relatively limited. Must all images in this thread originate from Leica gear?......... Thanks. Thanks, Steve! Most qualified answer to your query should probably come from Stuart but, it is my understanding that the requirement for posting photographs on this forum is for some sort of Leica gear. A Panasonic PS with a Leica lens will do, a Leica camera with a Lausar triplet lens will do as well. I have to admit though, that the photo of the Café Bar of St. Jan posted earlier in this thread was taken with a Sony Cybershot, in my pre-digital Leica days - read that as before I got my first digital Leica. I started using Leicas during times when autofocus was just a figment of a mad designer's imagination..... The Sony did have a Zeiss lens though.... I would not have posted that photograph though, to start a new competition, it was done simply to show Ken that I visited 'just around the corner' from his scene. Best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted June 5, 2010 Share #4476 Posted June 5, 2010 Thanks Jan, that's what I thought. Well, until the end of the summer and I get a chance to travel with my Leica gear my selection pool, should I win a competition, will be relatively limited. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
msk2193 Posted June 5, 2010 Share #4477 Posted June 5, 2010 Jan, that too was to quick! Back to you. For those not in "the know", this bank building was used in the movie Bonnie & Clyde directed and starring Warren Beaty in 1967. The movie "introduced" us to Faye Dunaway and another unknown, Gene Hackman. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 5, 2010 Share #4478 Posted June 5, 2010 Steve - Jan is correct - Leica camera, or Leica lens or both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted June 6, 2010 Share #4479 Posted June 6, 2010 For the next challenge I will need to know where this photo was taken and for extra points, its name. Good luck, Jan Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/75648-do-you-know-the-world-competition/?do=findComment&comment=1344924'>More sharing options...
msk2193 Posted June 6, 2010 Share #4480 Posted June 6, 2010 Astoria, Oregon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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