Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I once sat in Tavistock Square in London with my M4P photographing people coming up to the statue of Gandhi. Some stood and bowed their head, some placed flowers, some got on their knees and some didn't care at all! Kevin Argue Canada On 20-Aug-11, at 5:34 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > I think what makes the picture is the fact that whoever put just > the right > flowers in his hand and the effect that has is really something. > My angle on it I guess is good but you're right the main thing is > the thing > itself. Though anytime someone points his camera at something, > decides to > process it and upload it to a gallery to show their friends or > audience they > get that credit for having made those decisions. I think often > that's all > photography is about. I could have uploaded flowers in a window > again. I got > some good ones this week. > I like the flowers with Gandhi and the statement that made more. > Though > first I uploaded the wrong shot of that. > -- > Mark R. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > >> From: Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:48:10 +0900 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: [Leica] Gandhi with Flowers II >> >> Really good photograph, Mark! >> >> Often a photo of a statue is a photo of a work of art, and it is rare >> to see the photographer produce something artistic vis-a-vis the >> statue. >> >> Did you lighten the area surrounding Gandhi? The statue really >> "stands" out. >> >> All the best, >> >> Peter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >