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Subject: [Leica] A bit of Margritte?
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Sun May 7 09:13:59 2006
References: <682308E9-6A60-441C-BFD5-1B999BE794A2@pandora.be> <9b678e0605070724s45b5313fq280c422932e92816@mail.gmail.com> <095037D5-AA08-4467-A0DC-DE99C386BD54@pandora.be> <445E173C.2030102@waltjohnson.com> <13E24769-E1BC-44A8-AEA0-1435E4485793@pandora.be>

I don't think making real images is only related to reportage. It is, in 
my opinion, much harder to make real photographs that to construct them. 
Even in the days before Photoshop there were methods of making unreal 
look real. Of course, it is just a personal thing and in no way detracts 
from your efforts...A nice "Magritte".

Walt

Philippe Orlent wrote:

> Which brings us back to the once and a while popping up basic  
> discussion about photography: does making a photograph is less good  
> than taking one?
> Why should one know how a photograph was made, unless if it's to  
> check that it's not messing around with facts? Which only has a good  
> purpose if it's about reportage IMO, where the only issue is to  
> reproduce reality.
>
>
>
> Op 7-mei-06, om 17:50 heeft Walt Johnson het volgende geschreven:
>
>> Philippe:
>>
>> Damn, why did you have to tell us that? I was a little perplexed by  
>> the scale but assumed the moon just looked bigger in your part of  
>> the world. First rule of thumb for any Leica shooter is:
>>
>> 1. Even if I fake it I will deny it with such conviction I begin to  
>> believe myself.
>>
>> Walt
>>
>> Philippe Orlent wrote:
>>
>>> Don: Margritte is a Belgian surrealist painter who used the moon  
>>> (and  clouds) a lot in his work.
>>> Luis: it is a double exposure, if one could still call it that in  
>>> the  PS era. No retraceable pixels on the dark side though.
>>>
>>> Thank you all that already looked and commented,
>>> Philippe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Op 7-mei-06, om 16:24 heeft Don Dory het volgende geschreven:
>>>
>>>> Philippe,
>>>> I don't know about Magritte, but still a pleasing composition.
>>>>
>>>> Don
>>>> don.dory@gmail.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 5/7/06, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dunno...
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.fullflavor.be/photography/_DSC0124.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> Comments are welcomed.
>>>>> Thanks for looking,
>>>>> Philippe
>>>>>
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