Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Is Maryus Burning?
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 12:46:37 -0400

> The local arsonist was at work last week about a half-mile from my 
> house.  I walked up the PO with a couple of Ms and banged through five
> rolls of film.  I've just begun the scanning, but these are a couple of
> images that strike me:
>
> http://www.wm.edu/CAS/ASP/faculty/brown/photography/New/fire0026.htm

This shot does not work for me. There is nothing to connect the fireman at
the back of the building to a fire, he is sort of out of place in what is a
tranquill looking building sitting beside a corn field.
>
> The flecks of black are not defects in the negatives; they're airborne ash
> and cinders.  I had to back off when the smoke got too thick to breath.
>
> http://www.wm.edu/CAS/ASP/faculty/brown/photography/New/fire0016.htm

This one I like, shows what is going on with the firefighters and the grain
(or smoke) gives some tension.
>
> Comments welcome, as ever.
>
> Chandos
>
sl
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