Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK, well framed shots. I can agree with that. And they capture a fluid, evolving scene? A bunch of guys without shirts hanging out, drinking beer, smoking, playing a guitar, and a woman who seems to be reading one of them out. So, what is the evolving story? Who are they? What's happening? I don't know. I thought you were claiming something more substantial for these pictures. > I'm seeing well framed shots that capture - in most of them - a fluid, > evolving scene. But we probably see them differently. > > > On 7/10/05 2:53 PM, "Robert Meier" <robertmeier@usjet.net> wrote: > >> What specifically are the qualities that make these more than random snap >> shots? What do you mean when you say 'one of these images' and 'one or >> two >> like these'? What are you looking at and seeing in them? >> >> >> >>> But when looked at carefully, they're not at all. One might spend an >>> afternoon in this situation, as she did, taking random snapshots, and >>> not >>> get one of these images. Or, if one was lucky taking random snap shots, >>> get >>> one or two like these; she's got at least 20 out of 200- which is a >>> shockingly high success rate. >>> >>> >>> On 7/10/05 12:52 PM, "Robert Meier" <robertmeier@usjet.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Tamer than Clark, but very similar. The amazing thing is they look, >>>> at >>>> first glance, like random snapshots. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Or Larry Clark's stuff - She really has an eye. >>>>> >>>>> On 7/10/05 10:30 AM, "bill harting" <vintagebill@verizon.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Reminds me of aspects of Frederic Wiseman's amazing film "Belfast". >>>>>> >>>>>> bill h >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@comcast.net> >>>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 9:35 AM >>>>>> Subject: [Leica] The great thing about teaching a workshop... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> ...is discovering that one of your students has IT... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This work was shot by a 24-year-old woman named Casey Splain; >>>>>>> remember >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> name: >>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album244 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> B. D. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >