Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, I disagree with both of you guys. The stranger shot captured the fellow's character spot on. He's quite obviously a self-conscious, but jolly guy who was flattered by the attention. I like it, and it fits right in with the other strangers in the gallery. Sonny - ----- Original Message ----- From: "GeeBee" <graham@geebeespaw.freeserve.co.uk> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Strangers #27 #28 > From: "Christer Almqvist" <chris@almqvist.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: 22 January 2003 08:35 > Subject: Re: [Leica] Strangers #27 #28 > > > > > > http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/richard.html > > > > >> Ah! What a welcome break from politics and nude tourism! > >> > > > M. > > I do have a problem with this picture, and that is that there is > absolutely no relationship between the subject and the photographer > as far as the viewer can see. And there is no graphic element to make > up for it. It is all grey in grey. OK, life may be like that, but why > put pictures of it on the net? > > I mean we had a PAW from a guy in Poland the other day, showing a lot > of legs in white and black stockings. Surely there was not any > (evident) relationship with the subject there either, but the picture > was still strongly conveyed a feeling for the atmosphere. Here is the > URL if you want to see what I mean and compare the pictures > > http://www.git.home.pl/photogalleries/index.php?g=01&p=2&frpg=1&f=#pic > > Chris > > ====================================================================== ==== > Hi Christer, > Your observation is a valid one. I did mention in an earlier post that this > guy wouldn't even look at the camera and he resisted my attempt to get him > to do something meaningful. The strangers project is to make me approach and > photograph people and on that level it was successful but in pursuit of the > finishing line (36 pics) I lost sight of the fact that the photograph sucks. > Thank you for pointing it out. > > --Graham > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html