Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 22: Alsace

[Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>]

Nathan Wajsman posted:
>>it rained much of the time :-( We nevertheless made the best of it,> SNIP

Hi Nathan,
But this says it all! That even though it rained you made pictures when many
others would've said to "hell with this" and sat in the bar all day.

When it's raining, it only adds another element to create interesting
pictures and not an excuse to forget picture taking. It creates a wonderful
time to use ones imagination on how to make the rain work for you, rather
than creating a crying reason not take pictures.

I like them all as you made use of the soft overcast light in each
situation.

Of these two shots, man leaving shop and ladies chatting, I prefer the
ladies. Why? Well they seem to be more involved and a better compostion
feeling of them and the buildings.

The grape leaves I felt would've been better as a tighter more concentrating
on a leaf and rain drop. Almost like a macro type shot. Rather than this
slightly overall compositon.

But as always, it's to each his own and it's the shooters eye that counts
most, as that's the bottom line who has to be satisfied in the end. :-)

I have a liking for all of them, it's just I like a couple more than
another. ;-)  Well done, in the rain and all. :-) keep them coming.
ted







> My main image is chosen for its content, not the photographic
> excellence. I took it on Monday the 26th, i.e. Memorial Day in the USA.
> In every French town there is a memorial to the people from the town who
> died in the two world wars, and quite often there is also a plaque
> commemorating the Allied soldiers who died in liberating the town in
> 1945. Here is one such plaque, in memory of US infrantry who died in
> liberating Ostheim in Alsace in January 1945. In these times of
> political disagreements between the governments of France and the US, it
> is worth remembering the ties of history:
>
> http://www.wajsman.com/2003_22.jpg
> (M6, 90mm APO, Tri-X)
>
> The next two images are typical French small-town scenes from
> Ribeauvillé in Alsace: a man leaving the local baker with baguettes, and
> two women having a chat in the street:
>
> http://www.wajsman.com/2003_22alt1.jpg
> http://www.wajsman.com/2003_22alt2.jpg
> (both M6, 35mm Summilux ASPH, Tri-X)
>
> The last shot shows what we actually came to Alsace for, namely the
> landscapes. But since it was raining, I tended to focus more on the
> details, like here:
>
> http://www.wajsman.com/2003_22alt3.jpg
> (Pentacon Six, 180mm Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar, Ilford Delta 100)
>
> The complete PAW index is at:
> http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm
>
> and comments are always welcome and appreciated.
>
> Nathan
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>
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