Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Welcome home. 1 in 10 sounds just fine to me. Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies On May 28, 2006, at 1:09 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote: > Well, I am. > > I'm still selecting the best out of the +1500 images I shot, but > included already one: smoking fish on the beach (catch sardines, > spread them on the beach, cover with sand, add a layer of paper or > similar, light it. If it looks like a waste dump, don't worry be > happy, because it its the only thing that you can do. When the fire > is out, get the fish as clean as possible, and cover it with > homemade salt. Put on selfmade grills and then let the sun do its > job. Et voil?: another batch of mouths that can be fed...) > > http://www.fullflavor.be/_0010229.jpg > > It is true what the say about Africa: it is completely different. > I'm not up to giving in depth comments yet, because these 3,5 days > have been a bit overwhelming (this is an understatement): so many > people in such deplorable circumstances. And always smiling and > being proud of the so little they have. It's hard to understand for > us spoiled Europeans. But it makes one very humble... > > What I do know is this: I'm not made for PJing. I need to much time > to frame, previsualise, sleep on it, come back to do it another > way, ... If I look at the ones that I shot there (all the time in > PJ mode because that was what I was asked to do) and that are worth > keeping, I'm at 1/10th max. The rest is absolute rubbish. > > More to come in the next weeks. > Meanwhile: feel free to comment. > > Thanks for looking, > Philippe > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information