Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yup - nice window - similar to windows in Paris, NY, Boston, and I'll bet even St, Petes....But it seems to me to be worthy of being considered the work of the photographer, rather than the nightshirt maker, the photo has to convey something special....In general, signs, shirts, etc., are 'cheap shots.' I am not calling Dr. B, whose work I admire and whom I consider a friend, a 'cheap shot' artist - as I said, I greatly admire his two previous offerings, among others. But this one falls flat for me. On 8/5/06 10:08 PM, "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > Oh BD, BD,BD > > The setting itself is interesting and singled out by Monsieur Barbour > to communicate with his audience. Henri's work was full of such > juxtapositions, N'est pas? > > vous ami > > Walt > > B. D. Colen wrote: > >> Over The Moon is terrific, as is the shot of the dog in the water - but >> the >> nightshirt? What makes that image somewhat interesting is what someone >> else >> has printed on a nightshirt, and telling us about it would be just as >> effective as the photograph. Or, to put it another way, what you're doing >> with that image, is showing us someone else's 'art,' while with the other >> two, you're presenting your own. ;-) >> >> >> On 8/5/06 5:35 PM, "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: >> >> >> >>> On Aug 5, 2006, at 10:00 AM, Philippe Orlent wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> If your other half starts wearing those, I'd start to be very >>>> suspicious... >>>> >>>> >>> right Philippe... >>> >>> and I have a shirt (just in case) saying "voici le prince..." >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Op 5-aug-06, om 03:04 heeft Steve Barbour het volgende geschreven: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-95479.html >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Zeiss ZM ltd Leica Summicron 35/2 C41 bw >>>>> >>>>> Paris / very recently... >>>>> >>>>> thanks for looking.... >>>>> >>>>> Steve >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information