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 6, 2006, at 5:40 AM, Walt Johnson wrote: > I do agree with what you say and have seen far too many examples > of "cheap shots". (even taken a few myself) As you said, Steve is > an excellent shooter. Hell, recently I received one of his original > prints to hang on my office wall. (knowhatImean) >:o Wonder how > many women worldwide are kissing frogs in search of their princes? it's all about context boys... remember this was taken in Paris... (it would have been (even) better in a metro...) :-) Steve > > Ribbitly yours, > > Walt. > > 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 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 >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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