Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/05

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Subject: [Leica] doing it for real
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 19:49:29 +0200
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Walt Johnson wrote:

>Know that style of shooting quite well. What does one do when there's  
>nothing going on, and one has to come back with something. 
>
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Well, euh .....
http://www.wdl.org/fr/item/2711/zoom.html

Thanks guys from all over the world - we French people will never forget 
- nor shall we the guys who shot these.

Amiti?s Walt
Philippe, the not so famous other Frenchman, and a weekend poppy 
shooter  ;-)

>s.d.
>It might take more to tell a story after the smoke has cleared.  Hell, any 
>idiot with a camera can capture dramatic war images.  When the vultures are 
>feeding off dying children set your motor on continuous and blast away. 
>Next stop, Pulitzerville. 
>
>
>As far as composition and negative space?  Lets not forget that famous 
>Frenchman HCB. (Philippe is the other one :) )  Dark and dramatic award to 
>Gene Smith and shoot till you get it right to Carl Mydans for his Macarthur 
>wading shot. 
>
>I'd be the first to admit my prejudice but I see much  more content in 
>Gavrysh's work than in many famous f8 and be there shots.
>
>Walt
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