Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/19

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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 17/01/2009: it is a small world
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Mon Jan 19 07:55:35 2009
References: <8DEA3885-1E1B-4A55-A025-61287C0446EA@frozenlight.eu> <49749F90.1090909@cox.net>

I'm at a loss to understand
how this "is a great portrait"
and
the "Dehumanizing portraits"
are "bad photographs"

for me: Nathan told a heart warming story of connection
(as he so often does)
and presented a charming snapshot
to accompany the story

but "a great portrait?"
really?

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george@imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
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On Jan 19, 2009, at 9:43 AM, Mike Durling wrote:

> Nathan,
>
> Your efforts with the language really seem to have paid off.  Their  
> smiles are priceless.  Its a great portrait.
>
> Although I am language deficient I love the cosmopolitan nature of  
> modern Europe.  Too bad I seldom get to visit.
>
> Mike D
>
> Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> While driving around the mountains near Alcoi with a visiting  
>> friend from Denmark, we happened on this couple who approached me  
>> and attempted to ask me in Spanish to take a picture of them with  
>> their camera. After moving through English, German and Dutch, it  
>> turned out that the best way to speak with them was Dutch to the  
>> man and Polish to the woman. We live in a wonderful world with  
>> open borders.
>>
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#456785194_yXxpA-O-LB
>>
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>
>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from durling at cox.net (Mike Durling) ([Leica] Nathan's PAD 17/01/2009: it is a small world)
In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Nathan's PAD 17/01/2009: it is a small world)
Message from durling at cox.net (Mike Durling) ([Leica] Nathan's PAD 17/01/2009: it is a small world)