Bob W wrote: > Absolutely nothing (much) to do with photography, but there was a > really enjoyable programme on British TV last night about Capt. Sir > Richard Francis Burton, who is one of my all-time great heroes - one > of the most interesting lives ever lived. I'd like to recommend it to > everyone - it's a good introduction to the man. > > The programme is about his fascination with sex, and was wonderfully > presented by Rupert Everett, who bearded bears a good resemblance to > Burton. You can watch it here: > http://www.channel4.com/video/brandless-catchup.jsp?vodBrand=the-victo > rian-sex-explorer > > The tenuous link to photography is that I have photographed many of > the places that Burton explored. I took this picture (which I've shown > before) in Bombay's red light district, where Burton learned many > interesting things: > www.web-options.com/Saris.jpg > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton
An odd coincidence: Just this past weekend I was thinking I should re-read the biography I have of him. It's called "Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton" and it's by Edward Rice. A very good read for anyone interested in this fascinating character. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
