Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, I do not intent to stop. If we would have had this talk face to face your answer would have been different. Because than you would have seen my gesture and mimics, which is normal in a human communication. This is, IMO, one of the main disadvantages in written communication. The other one is that english is not my mother language. That is another area where I have to improve. Anyway. Until october last year I was mainly into nature photography, especially bird photography. Which you can see here : http://www.avianart.com/index.php?id=11&datafile=birds.dat&sortkey=desc-a I always had an M6, but only for travel photography. Last year we had to go to Germany for business. Here the weather is in comparison to Flagler Beach, Fl (where I lived before) and Bay City,Tx (where I live now) bad. So I sold my Nikkor 500mm and bought an M8 for Germany. In the beginning I mostly photographed boring stuff like landscape, buildings and stuff like that. I call it 'Impressions of Germany', which you can see here : http://www.avianart.com/index.php?id=112&datafile=birds.dat Then I started in a rather new area of photography. And of course I try to find my own style. And the insight of the LUG members help me very much with that. The LUG seam honest and mostly straight forward, which I like. This is different than any forum I know. More like a family.;) I find your idea very interesting and I will try it. Thank you very much. Best, Rudy --- Website: http://www.avianart.com PGP Public Key : http://www.avianart.com/pub/GPGP-PublicKey.asc On Dec 24, 2009, at 4:41 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > Rudy, > What I might suggest before you post this type of art in single pieces. > Do a series along the same style/theme, as in the tea cup that I didn't > comment on. Then post them as a kind of exhibition of the work in a > collection. In that we may see a very interesting collection by someone > who observes the world with a different set of eyes than we who > predominantly photograph people in real life moments. > > There isn't anything wrong with what you are shooting, it's just caught > many by surprise due to it's style. But interesting! > > The tea cup photo was interesting, but I felt it needed something more or > less? Either the back ground was too busy, and due to the out of focus > aspect it became far more distracting. Or the cup needed a little tea in > the bottom or some spilled on the table or some indication the human in > the back ground had drank it all? Or? It just didn't cut it. > > Both of your photographs have made me look hard to try & see something > other than my rather trite description of the clock and frame.. "a school > composition art assignment." But in reality it is having art school > assignments just like this that teach us the balances of good composition. > Don't stop doing what you are doing / trying if it's fun and interesting > for you. > > We all may learn some compositional aspects from your efforts. And as I > say, a series posted in a block of images may well have greater impact > than one photo at a time. > cheers, > ted > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruediger Merz" <styx at me.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 2:11 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Y > > >> Ted, your insight is greatly appreciated. So, I don't take it personally. >> As long as the critiques are constructive. And yours are. >> >> When I photograph I do it from an emotional state. I look around and >> think there could be something interesting. Than I observe it, look >> through the finder and release the shutter. That's it. No message. I >> don't try to send messages, for that I use email or other means. >> >> And I agree with you that the picture is pseudo art. A bad copy of >> whatever image. Must have been in my subconscious. Funny is that you >> first had to tell me. I did not see it for myself. I guess that is why I >> post images to the LUG. That someone pushes my nose into it. >> >> >> Thanks Ted, I appreciate it. >> >> >> Happy Holidays, >> >> Rudy >> --- >> Website: http://www.avianart.com >> PGP Public Key : http://www.avianart.com/pub/GPGP-PublicKey.asc >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 24, 2009, at 2:12 AM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: >> >>> Rudy offered: >>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Y >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/avianart/4209104625/ >>> >>> Hi Rudy, >>> Remember you asked for critique and comment! :-) >>> >>> It appears as nothing more than a composition assignment for a high >>> school art class. Sorry mate but that's life. >>> >>> Quite frankly I'm sure you can accomplish far better. Thank you. >>> Please don't take it personally it's the piece of pseudo art I'm >>> speaking of. >>> >>> If I should be so impertinent may I ask, would you please explain to the >>> crew what your motivation was to make this exposure? And what are you >>> trying to illustrate? Looking for your response! >>> Thank you. >>> cheers, >>> ted >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.430 / Virus Database: 270.14.118/2584 - Release Date: > 12/23/09 19:02:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information