Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted and B.D. and Steve Again, Ted, I will say I am glad to see you back in the fold. We all, or most of us, missed you terribly. Your comments are needed. I just realised that my last post gave the impression that the three shots on "The Eyes Have It" were from the family reunion. These were taken as part of my usual work and had nothing to do with the reunion. The replies I have received from you have been remarkably consistent. Leave the family alone and let someone else photograph them while I sample the liquid hospitality. I was asked to photograph all the various family groups, namely the children of my grandfather, then the grand children (all my cousins), the great-grandchildren, etc. We had about 30mins till sunset so I had no real chance to change locations for each shot, so I stood in the grandstand of the race track and shot down on each group. More like a crowd scene, really, since there were 168 people to organise. I was much more comfortable in this situation than shooting candids, because I at least had control of the location. Would have been a lot easier if I had had a stock whip and a blue dog to round them up. The images are not artistically beautiful, but "You can see all the faces, and aren't they clear?". In these situations I think that is all that matters. Thank you, gentlemen for your insights. I think I will file these away for future use in a future seminar titled "Who Wants To Shoot My Family?" Rob - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html