Re: [Leica] New stuff redux

[Chandos Michael Brown <cmbrow@wm.edu>]

Ted,

I value your comments enormously, and I am never offended by constructive 
criticism.  That's why I post the images.

This sort of feedback is one of the reasons I stay on the LUG; I don't much 
give a damn whether my cameras are black or chrome and what lens looks best 
with a burgundy neck strap.

Thanks!!!!

Chandos




At 07:36 PM 7/22/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Chandos,
>For what this it's worth and as you know, I'm always open for rebuttal. ;-)
>
>Some comments on the PAW 12 pictures,
>
>On an over all basis I like the exposure and light look of all the images,
>no real problem with any of them.
>
>But what I do see that is obvious and it's illustrated in several frames and
>that is, "You are not holding the camera correctly where you should!" Or at
>least to say, the distortion  is unwarranted as it doesn't add anything to
>the frames.
>
>The tilting throws everything off as it drags the eye away from the content.
>
>The children's swing ride. I find the lady on the right chopped a bit too
>tight where she might have added more depth to the frame rather than being
>cut in half.
>
>The bar with glasses would have worked incredibly well if you were stopped
>down and the glasses went crispy sharp from the right edge of frame right
>through to the back, as this kind of art subject really lends itself to that
>kind of "art picture sharpness" rather than the out of focus glasses which
>in reality become an out of focus distraction
>
>Obviously it would've entailed tripod use to acquire the greater depth of
>field to carry the sharpness to the background.  If they were sharp, it
>would've led the eye into the overall frame much better.
>
>The lady framed through other body parts doesn't do anything, as it isn't a
>complete picture as she's cut off too tight with the overall feeling lost as
>it becomes an exercise in exposure rather than a photograph with content.
>
>The two ladies with cameras would more than likely have been much stronger
>if you'd bent your knees and gone for a lower angle. It also didn't help not
>holding the camera horizontally and vertically correct.
>
>Those wide angle lenses are killers unless you handle them squared off
>correctly.
>
>So there you go eh, I hope this isn't offensive, but that you find it
>helpful as you have produced some wonderful imaginative images here in the
>past.
>ted
>
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>Ted Grant Photography Limited
>www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chandos Michael Brown" <cmbrow@wm.edu>
>To: <leica@topica.com>; <streetphoto@topica.com>;
><leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 12:31 PM
>Subject: [Leica] New stuff redux
>
>
> > Thanks for the feedback!  I especially appreciate the technical comments
> > about contrast, tone, etc.  Monitors vary, so it's tough to know what
> > anyone's *really* seeing, but I go back to the image in every case.
>Again,
> > thanks.
> >
> > Twelve black and white images are now up at:
> >
> > http://www.wm.edu/CAS/ASP/faculty/brown/photography/New/new.htm
> >
> > All comments welcome.
> >
> > Chandos
> > Chandos Michael Brown
> > History and American Studies
> > College of William and Mary
> > www.wm.edu/cas/asp/faculty/brown
> >
> >

Chandos Michael Brown
History and American Studies
College of William and Mary
www.wm.edu/cas/asp/faculty/brown