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Subject: [Leica] WWII veteran (OT Gear)
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Thu Apr 6 10:18:51 2006
References: <20060406153738.47431.qmail@web25509.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>

Hi Nick,

Well done and explained.
Thank you
ted

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Roberts" <nickbroberts@yahoo.co.uk>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] WWII veteran (OT Gear)


> If I may, Ted, I'll tell you why I think the combination of the story and 
> the first picture is stronger than that of the story and the second 
> picture - in the second, you've got a frail old man - lovely portrait, but 
> just a frail old man, a picture that leaves me faintly sad. The first one, 
> though, shows him alive, doing what he loves - and it's a poignant 
> reminder of wartime watchfulness, but now for joyous reasons, not fearful 
> ones. So the first picture to me is one of hope and happy endings, the 
> second isn't. That's no reflection of the isolated photographic merit of 
> each, just how I feel the words and images work together.
>
> Nick
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, 6 April, 2006 3:54:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] WWII veteran (OT Gear)
>
>
> PHC offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] WWII veteran (OT Gear)
>>> http://www.geebeephoto.com/2006/06060.htm
>>>
>>> http://www.geebeephoto.com/2006/06061.htm
>
>
>
> Paul said,
>> Don't listen to them Graham! The first one is definitely the better
>> picture. Fabulous!<<<<
>
> Paul I'm not sure why you could say that? Would you mind explaining as a
> photograph you think number one is better than the second as portarit type
> photo with such beautiful light an his face? Certainly compared to the 
> back
> of his head holding a camera pointing out a hole in the wall?
>
> Much appreciated if you would, thank you.
> ted
>
>
>
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