[Leica] PSTCARD- Burano - For colour lovers - Some answers

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)]

Great set of photos Philippe.  The colors are quite brilliant.  We did not 
get to visit Burano when we were there in '08, but next tie .

Cheers,
gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Cc: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com>, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at 
shaw.ca>, "Jean-Michel Mertz" <j2m46 at hotmail.fr>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 10:41:40 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Leica] PSTCARD- Burano - For colour lovers - Some answers

Thank you Jayanand, Jean-Michel, Uncle Ted, and Lluis

JMM : At the time we shot, the only tourists were behind the cameras;  
Alice, and Alice's, the rest of the herd landed later on :-)

doc Ted : BW film there? well, I'll have nightmares tonight now that  
you've evoked the idea ;-)

BTW the Med is on the other side of the Italian peninsula, facing  
Barcelona. Note that I also sink when it comes to Northern America :-)

Distortion : the steeple is tilted, one of their concerns BTW,  
preservation work is scheduled; thanks for the tip all the same; it's  
just like getting to a date and saying by way of introduction "Sorry I  
couln't get rid of that pimp/spot on my nose", and the prospective  
love of your life will spend the evening concentrating on the pimp,  
thinking, well that's a pimp, how negligent this is of him, I'd never  
give that pimply guy a single kiss, etc. ;-) That's the NO Kiss  
principle ;-)

Luis : I tried hard not to "faire du Lluis" - so it's colour for one,  
a compelling necessity for me there, and I really enjoyed the 30 mn or  
so we spent there shooting the people in their peaceful daily  
activities before the place got overcrowded ... Just like La  
Barcelonetta you're right, so long as the pack of LUG gatherers has  
not stormed the place :-)

Thanks again
Philippe surviving the heat wave in the cellar



Le 19 ao?t 12 ? 17:07, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> a ?crit :

> philippe.amard SHOWED:
> Subject: - Burano - For colour lovers
>
>
>> Burano is a set of small islands off the main Venice archipelago  
>> and  is famous for its lace, and for the colours of its houses.
>>
>> We were lucky getting there early, at least before the flow of  
>> other tourists was poured into the streets by the vaporettos and  
>> tour operators, and the locals were not hiding yet. More on Burano at
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burano
>>
>> The series starts here, and proceeds to the right
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Italie+2012/Burano+Colours-0033.jpg.html
>
>
> Philippe mon ami! :-)
> Beautiful capture of colours and citizens! I can't imagine what it  
> would be like to arrive there and only have B&W film?  One would  
> surely throw themselves in the Med. and hope to drown  
> quickly!!! ;-) ;-)
>
>> A technical remark: my lenses distort, this I know, but can't be  
>> blamed for the tilt of the spire ...<<<<<
>
> Philippe, don't tell them things like that because some will look  
> for all kinds of other infintesimal things! :-) Instead of enjoying  
> the photography and it's beautiful array of colours and compositions!
>
> So a lens distorts.... "big deal!" Who cares when the colour  
> photography is so powerful! A little tilt here and there can be  
> blamed on the buildings being ancient! ;-)
>
>> also I've tried to keep the colours as accurate as I could from  
>> memory; the "velvia" look is the town officials' responsibility.>
>
> The colours are so incredible everywhere! In the days of film I  
> think it would be reasonable to take a 1000 rolls of Kodachrome or  
> Velvia just to make sure you didn't run out of film.
>
> Today and digital, one had better have several big cards and spare  
> batteries to keep you going from sunrise to sunset!
>
> cheers,
> ted
>
>
>
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