Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW wk38/sl
From: "Andrew Amundsen" <andy@tcinternet.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:44:01 -0700

>From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>

> Thanks for the comment Dizel. I seem to get this kind of comment quite a bit
> -- "...is distracting." Maybe it is just me, (because I took the picture?),
> but I find that the lady just jumps out at you from the picture. My eyes
> keep going back to her strong presence. What is a distraction for me in the
> OOF guy about ten feet behind her with his Jimmy "Come and get me ya dirty
> rat" Cagney stance.

I really like the way this images keeps me looking around from the 3 points
of interest, the main woman, the eye contact (and headdress) man and of
course Jimmy Cagney! Pre,Post,or Future 'Lux' (whatever) they're great
lenses!-Andrew

> Anyway, let me say it once again, my photography deliberately has
> "distractions". Generally one of my photos will have the main element (the
> lady) the secondary elements (the three men in the picture) and (the Green
> Party button and the George Bush picture). This all contributes to my style
> of "business" in a picture to make it more interesting.
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