Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Wow, what can I say!! I am both staggered and humbled by your very kind appreciation of my work. To have these words written by somebody who I hold in the highest esteem is more praise than I could hope for, or than I feel I deserve. Thank you so very much! Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com Fujifilm X-World Photographer +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 > On 24 Jun 2015, at 16:44, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > Gerry Walden offered: > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Stop! > >>>> Over my 50+ years of photography many books have been a great influence > on the way I see, and I could probably make a list as long as your arm, but > few have had an effect that has made me rethink the way I work or see the > world.<<< > > Hi Gerry, > I believe each and every one of us have been influenced by photos of others > at sometime in our photo lives. It usually depends on the type of photo > activity we venture into? Portrait? Street? Advertising, whatever? > > But the paramount end to our own qualities come from within ourselves and > our sense of "OBSERVATION!" How we relate to the world/light/action and > every other part of our own abilities to "SEE!" > > While I had a look at your "STOP" photo I nipped over to your portfolio! > Quite frankly my LUG friend your "Art of Observation?" is absolutely > wonderful and full of captured life and subject moments many here only > dream > about! OR? "You will have a following" in which instead of you being > influenced? You will be the "Influencing photographer!" For others. > > I think once in awhile posting a "portfolio type" message where viewers see > a collection of photos rather than a one photo at a time such as a single > "Friday Flower" or like single image. > > What this will do is? Allow CREW members to appreciate another's abilities > far more than the one photo at a time. > > I don't mean a flood of portfolios. But assemble a series of a dozen or so > photos of what the posting photog may consider others might enjoy as a > collection? Rather than plinking one photo at a time. > > Of note! The only reason I wrote this is quite simple really. Because I'm > quite taken with your "ART of OBSERVATION!" illustrated in your attached > portfolio! Good on you Lad! > > cheers, > Dr. ted > > >>>>>>>>>>> In essence what we are saying is name he photographers who have > changed us, and up there has to be people like Jeanloup Sieff, > Cartier-Bresson, Ernst Haas and many others. > However a book entered my life recently, namely 'Light, Gesture and Color' > by Jay Maisel which knocked me sideways, and has made me look at my > environment through totally different eyes. To this end I am adding here > one > of my latest images which is so far out of the normal for me. I hate to say > it but I don't care whether you like it or or not, it is for me and Jay! > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/_2AE3606.jpg.html > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/_2AE3606.jpg.html> > > Gerry<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information