Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don: It's interesting to me that you do so much "thinking" about your photo projects, whereas not being a great thinker, I mostly just go out and shoot photos which I think are valid, (in a compositional sense) by walking around in an area, and viewing through the camera until I see/create said compositions. This approach doesn't work as well with my 11x14 shots because I can't just carry it around while looking through the groundglass with a dark cloth over my head. I think this is the main reason why my 11x14 photos are mostly "postcard" compositions. I'm not thinking that there's anything profound in my comments above, it's just that I'm seeing a big difference in our approaches. Perhaps it's intuitive versus analytical... and also perhaps, it's one of the reasons why I don't like to do weddings or assignments. Jim, "My photos are better than yours" Hemenway :-) Don Dory wrote: > Jim, > Yes, on an easily recognised level the second one works the best. One of > the ideas I would like to explore is the relationship of transitory and > permanent. The horse image is a first try at this as these carraiges stand > for tourist who come and go while they remain. I am going to try also with > doorman and other groups that are always there but we don't typically see > them. > > But, the legs on the stairs also forms a part of this idea, some parts of > our societies remain and accumulate while we come and mostly go. Museums > unfortunately do no like tripods or my use of their sculptures as something > to steady my camera so I will have to be creative. > > I do appreciate the comments. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 5/21/06, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: > >> >> Don: >> >> I think that the effect works well in the second shot. >> >> Jim >>