Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Here is a starting point for you: http://www.mkgandhi.org/main.htm Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>wrote: > I have very strong feelings about what a great man Gandhi was. > A great man of great man. I plan on reading a big fat book about him. > > -- > Mark R. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > > From: Kevin Argue <kargue at sympatico.ca> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 08:45:15 -0400 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Gandhi with Flowers II > > > > 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 > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >