Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/15

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Subject: Subject: Re: [Leica] Don's PAW 2 Geometry
From: cochranpr at mac.com (David Cochran)
Date: Sun Jan 15 20:57:53 2006
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060115172439.00bf4650@mail.2alpha.com>

Hi Peter.

That is why I "hated to say it". But you are right, though I feel that 
the textures and the walls were sufficient to convey that it was a big 
place.

peace

David
On Jan 15, 2006, at 9:28 PM, Peter Klein wrote:

> David:  I must disagree with you here.  Without the people, we have 
> absolutely no idea how big the object is, or what it is.  They are 
> very necessary.  The very thing that makes it an effective "cold, 
> futuristic picture" is that we see the geometry, then we see the 
> people and do a double take as our minds grasp the scale.
>
> --Peter
>
> At 08:51 AM 1/15/2006 -0800, David Cochran <cochranpr@mac.com> wrote:
>> Hi Don. You just took me on a trip back to the 70's!
>>
>> I hate to say this but it is a pity there were people in the shot. It
>> is one of those futuristic, cold pictures that makes you believe in
>> architecture as a life-changing endeavor by humans.
>> Not that I believe any of it, used to back then when young and not
>> aware of the world around me.
>>
>> peace
>>
>> david
>> On Jan 15, 2006, at 11:01 AM, Don Dory wrote:
>>
>> > The Inforum in Atlanta has been one of the places I could never get 
>> an
>> > image
>> > that satisfied me.  Well, with the construction of the new Aquarium 
>> it
>> > seems
>> > they put up a parking lot which finally provided a vantage point 
>> that
>> > gave
>> > me this view:
>> >
>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album337/inforumstairs
>> >
>> > Comments and brickbats cheerfully accepted.
>> >
>> > Don
>> > don.dory@gmail.com
>
>
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In reply to: Message from pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein) (Subject: Re: [Leica] Don's PAW 2 Geometry)