Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Pultz PAW 8/26/02
From: "Rob Appleby" <rob@robertappleby.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:12:40 +0200
References: <MBBBJHIBKCKEAEOKKBPOAELEEFAA.bdcolen@earthlink.net>

Carl, I like the second one very much, and I don't think anyone could blame
you for spotting out the telephone line in the foreground, which would clean
it up and make it a far stronger image, IMO. Beautiful colour and light.
R.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:42 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Pultz PAW 8/26/02


> And as one who essentially shoots nothing but people, I would guess that
the
> absence of people is the very point of these shots: Every one but the
first
> is, after all, of what appears to be an abandoned spot. And the first is
all
> the more stark and bizarre for not having any people in it.
>
> B. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Steve
> LeHuray
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 3:19 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Pultz PAW 8/26/02
>
>
> Carl Pultz writes:
> >
> > A new set of snaps, a few days late, are posted here:
> >
> > http://home.earthlink.net/~cpultz/PAW/PAW11.htm
> >
> > No theme to this group, except that they're all a bit strange. I'm
> curious,
> > as always, to know if you have any reaction to them. I'm reading a book
> > about HCB right now (The Artless Art) and, besides receiving hard
lessons
> > from his photos, the text has me feeling very ignorant about aesthetics
in
> > general.
>
> Carl, certainly very good shots, but since you brought HCB into the
> equation, I am struck by there not being a single person in any of the
> photos. Having people in pictures like this can add a powerful element.
>
> sl
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