Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Agreed my "mermaid was shot long in fact as I wanted to compress the view and show both statues - I don't know the math to convert the x10 small sensor into FF takes though - Alice has other view taken with the x2 Oly, and I might have more taken with the 18 on FF. The light was challenging with the articifically lit rink and the dim light due to the surrounding buildings, but this you must know :-) I think Tina must have some too as her view on the the cityscape were taken from the top of the building. Keep viewing wide. Amiti?s Philippe Le 17 mars 13 ? 10:12, Richard Man a ?crit : > Hi Philippe, thanks for showing. I think your Maiden image is a > really good > contrast with mine, as yours is in color and a normal 35mm frame. In > the > PRO of using the panoramic format, I think my image shows more of the > surrounding buildings, giving it a full context of "cage of steel" > surrounding the sculpture. I also gave Prometheus more room to > himself, > although the wide angle put him a bit far away. Color vs. B&W, well, > I do > wish the golden Prometheus shows through but c'est la vie. It's > individual's choice of which framing / format appeals to them but it's > really cool that we have 2 images to do some comparison with. > > Thanks again. > > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 2:03 AM, philippe.amard > <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>wrote: > >> Here is the rest of the family >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/Phileica/NYC-2013/NYC-** >> Rockfeller-Mermaid-7619.jpg.**html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/NYC-2013/NYC-Rockfeller-Mermaid-7619.jpg.html >> >> > >> and >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/Phileica/NYC-2013/NYC-** >> Rockfeller-Prometheus-2623.**jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/NYC-2013/NYC-Rockfeller-Prometheus-2623.jpg.html >> >> > >> >> Bien cordialement de Metz >> Philippe >> >> >> Le 17 mars 13 ? 06:34, Jay Burleson a ?crit : >> >> >> Paul Manship >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Paul_Manship<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Manship >>> >>> > >>> Paul Manship created the heroic-sized bronze Mankind Figures of >>> Maiden >>> and Youth in 1933 to flank the golden Titan Prometheus. The 8-foot >>> statues >>> stood on the granite shelves on either side of Titan's fountain, >>> forming a >>> sculptural group that depicted Prometheus giving mainkind the gift >>> of fire. >>> Manship was displeased with their placement and had them moved >>> around a >>> number of times, before they finally moved to storage on top of >>> the British >>> Empire Building where they remained for fifty years. In 1983, they >>> were >>> restored, given a traditional brotwn patina and placed in the >>> skating rink >>> on new pedestals. During a 2001 restoration, they were moved to >>> the top of >>> the staircase, where they symbolically "present" Prometheus. >>> >>> >>> On 3/16/2013 10:19 PM, Richard Man wrote: >>> >>>> STATUE of course :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Richard Man >>>> <richard at richardmanphoto.com>**wrote: >>>> >>>> Don't think I ever saw this before in the Rockefeller Center and I >>>>> forgot >>>>> to note down the name. Who is this dude? >>>>> >>>>> http://richardmanphoto.com/**PICS/20130316-Scanned-53.jpg<http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20130316-Scanned-53.jpg >>>>> >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> // richard >>>>> <http://www.richardmanphoto.**com<http://www.richardmanphoto.com >>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> Jay, >>> >>> Jay Burleson Gallery >>> <http://jayburleson.com/leica/**gallery/index.php/<http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/ >>> >>> > >>>> >>> "A photographer is simply someone who is >>> looking for something that can't be found. >>> The photograph is the record of that attempt." >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> >>> >for more information >>> >> >> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is >> invisible to >> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. >> >> NO ARCHIVE >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> >for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE