Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 5, 2006, at 7:28 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: > 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 would never take advantage of a cheap shot...well almost... :-) but... again... as someone noted, with great sensitivity, it was the setting of the crowded, busy window... and the shirt.... waiting for my prince it said, to get me out of here... rescue me... set me free... Steve > 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. I'm sorry... it got to me based on the whole feeling of the location/ environment where that shirt found itself... if that did not come across in the image, it is my failure.. Steve > > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information