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Subject: [Leica] take a look
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Tue Aug 22 11:00:37 2006
References: <200608220314.k7M3Dj85021827@server1.waverley.reid.org> <44EB197F.5010602@concentric.net> <44EB2F57.9080309@waltjohnson.com> <6.2.1.2.2.20060822133551.00c8d728@pop.med.cornell.edu>

Well, It's been a while but I'd have no trouble getting back into the 
swing. Now where the hell did I put my Peyote Pouch?

Chris Saganich wrote:

> A few of the central figures are dodged, which hopefully remains 
> permissible else I'm calling it quits.  Looks like a droppin acid 
> festival.  My invitation must have gotten lost in the mail.
>
>
>
> At 12:22 PM 8/22/2006, you wrote:
>
>> Bob
>>
>> I don't really see a beam of light, but rather a bit of dodging?  Ms. 
>> Rodero seems, to me, a master printer. Additionally, what generally 
>> separates the men (and women) from the boys is the ability to see. 
>> Her work on the festival is dark and moody but much appears as it 
>> might have been. She prints (Focomat or PC) down as do many straight 
>> shooters.  I would be the first to admit Rodero's work could be 
>> called "romantic". But then maybe that's why it appeals to me so 
>> much? Am I a closet romantic?
>>
>> Years back I did a school project and I still remember the fuss over 
>> one image. I went to an old cemetery and shot an ornate grave site 
>> with a cloudy sky behind it. The clouds broke and a beam of light hit 
>> the scene. Maybe someone was looking out for me but in any case it 
>> made a hell of an image. The classroom rantings and ravings about 
>> faking it
>> were endless. (it was a pj class) Nonetheless, I didn't manipulate. 
>> Sometimes we get lucky. Sometimes luck means being prepared for 
>> opportunity. Who knows? As long is it comes my way I'll be happy. :-) .
>>
>> Walt
>>
>> P.S.  Here is another stroke of luck from years back. Was doing a 
>> story on a tent revival and this one worked as the  lead image. I 
>> felt lucky but was already set up with a tripod because I'd seen the 
>> image in my head before it happened. The folks being saved heard my 
>> darn "hallelujahs" at the front of the meeting. :-P
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/walts/revival
>>
>> Robert D. Baron wrote:
>>
>>> On 8-21-06 Walt Johnson kindly posted:
>>>
>>>> Here are some beautiful images just posted on the Magnum site. The 
>>>> shooters name is Cristina Garcia Rodero..
>>>>
>>>> http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/Home_MAG.aspx?Stat=Menu_Home
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Some very beautiful shots indeed, Walt; thanks for calling attention 
>>> to them.
>>>
>>> But I would like to ask the musical question (Walt, you're old 
>>> enough to remember that line): Since there has been so much discussion
>>> lately about what is permissible image manipulation -- such as about 
>>> the pj in south carolina who got canned for adjusting the color of 
>>> the sky behind a silhouette of a fireman -- look at for example 
>>> Image 10 at http://tinyurl.com/rvu5m  and isn't it amazing how a 
>>> beam of light came down from the heavens at exactly the right time 
>>> and place to highlight the little girl's head?
>>>
>>> Comments?
>>>
>>> --Bob
>>>
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>
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In reply to: Message from rbaron at concentric.net (Robert D. Baron) ([Leica] take a look)
Message from walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson) ([Leica] take a look)
Message from chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich) ([Leica] take a look)