Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, Text would be nice if the story behind the photo is told. Or something along that line. Gene -------------- Original message from Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>: -------------- > > On Apr 15, 2007, at 7:35 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > > Great photographs - but surely more an advertisement for the > > photographer > > rather than the equipment? I seem to remember equally enchanting > > photographs > > with film? > > Thank you Jayanand, I appreciate the compliments. The equipment > certainly doesn't "make" the photograph; as I see it each set of > equipment and technologies has limits, and when the photographer runs > in to those limits changing tools can be the catalyst that allows the > photographer to push his personal boundaries beyond where the > previous equipment had stopped him. In this case the image quality > limits of fast color film have been eliminated so I'm working more > where I'd previously been repulsed by grainy, contrasty film. > > > I am eagerly waiting for the book... > > I've been hearing a lot of this lately and it's been a dream of mine > for a long time... now is as good a time to make it a reality as I'll > ever have... > > I'm looking for ideas: what text to go with the photos. A > description of what was going on a few inches behind the camera, > perhaps? What I learned from the process? Feedback please! > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information