Comments on: Photos of Formosa from LIFE http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/photos-formosa-life/ commentary on all things Taiwanese — Taiwan Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/photos-formosa-life/comment-page-1/#comment-84571 Robert Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:04:03 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2472#comment-84571 David, I reckon that you are referring to the countryside where police rounds are very few. I miss those days when helmets were not mandatory. I do still see some heedless people who go out on scooters without their helmets on. It's not uncommon to see them even in the metrop. These are mostly young men who ride through town at top speed, with their motors grating loudly, snaking in and out of traffic and annoying most everyone along the way. David, I reckon that you are referring to the countryside where police rounds are very few. I miss those days when helmets were not mandatory.

I do still see some heedless people who go out on scooters without their helmets on. It’s not uncommon to see them even in the metrop. These are mostly young men who ride through town at top speed, with their motors grating loudly, snaking in and out of traffic and annoying most everyone along the way.

]]> By: David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/photos-formosa-life/comment-page-1/#comment-84567 David Reid Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:13:41 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2472#comment-84567 Scott, thanks for the information. I am sure there are many amazing photos to be discovered there. R Cheers, thanks. While everybody in Taipei wears helmets these days it's not the case in the rest of Taiwan. Scott, thanks for the information. I am sure there are many amazing photos to be discovered there.

R Cheers, thanks. While everybody in Taipei wears helmets these days it’s not the case in the rest of Taiwan.

]]> By: R Cheers http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/photos-formosa-life/comment-page-1/#comment-84566 R Cheers Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:05:28 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2472#comment-84566 Btw, David, thanks for the post. Best regards, Robert Btw, David, thanks for the post.

Best regards,
Robert

]]> By: Scott in Tainan http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/photos-formosa-life/comment-page-1/#comment-84562 Scott in Tainan Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:22:06 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2472#comment-84562 I am also impressed at all of the high-resolution images available through google, and from Life in particular. The photographer's name I saw on all of the 1950 photos is Carl Mydans. Seems he took quite a few of the most famous Life photos all around the world. Looks like he enjoyed taking photos from the roofs of buildings. Those are my favorites. from the first page I saw (http://images.google.com/images?q=formosa&q=source%3Alife), I clicked on "advanced search", then in the "related to any of the words" box I put formosa taiwan taipei taipeh etc., any place name or person's name. in the "related to the exact phrase" box, I put: Madame Chiang http://images.google.com/images?as_q=source%3Alife&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=madame+chiang&as_oq=&as_eq=&imgtype=&imgsz=&as_filetype=&imgc=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images&as_st=y Some very interesting photos of Madame CKS's 1943 PR mission to the USA, including a lot of movie stars, and shots of welcoming parades in San Francisco's Chinatown. I am also impressed at all of the high-resolution images available through google, and from Life in particular.

The photographer’s name I saw on all of the 1950 photos is Carl Mydans. Seems he took quite a few of the most famous Life photos all around the world. Looks like he enjoyed taking photos from the roofs of buildings. Those are my favorites.

from the first page I saw (http://images.google.com/images?q=formosa&q=source%3Alife), I clicked on “advanced search”, then in the “related to any of the words” box I put formosa taiwan taipei taipeh

etc., any place name or person’s name.

in the “related to the exact phrase” box, I put: Madame Chiang

http://images.google.com/images?as_q=source%3Alife&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=madame+chiang&as_oq=&as_eq=&imgtype=&imgsz=&as_filetype=&imgc=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images&as_st=y

Some very interesting photos of Madame CKS’s 1943 PR mission to the USA, including a lot of movie stars, and shots of welcoming parades in San Francisco’s Chinatown.

]]> By: R Cheers http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/photos-formosa-life/comment-page-1/#comment-84561 R Cheers Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:55:07 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2472#comment-84561 Referring to the last picture: Look, they're not wearing helmets! Ah, those were the days. (^_^) Referring to the last picture:

Look, they’re not wearing helmets! Ah, those were the days. (^_^)

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