[Leica] Ted's Photo Essay Challenge & My Attempt

[Jay Burleson]

Couldn't get any closer than 20 - 30 feet and was on a walkway about 12 
feet above ground level looking down. So no close up views of the 
poppies or people were possible.

Jay

On 1/5/2015 8:21 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
> Hi Jay,
> As your Photo Editor the first right in my face was??????????  Where is the
> "" close-up? Not for me to tell you, after all "YOU ARE THE PHOTOJOURNALIST"
> telling the story with your photography?"  But it requires at least some
> kind of close up?  Given it appears you are in the photo essay...........
> talking about etc etc. mass flowers?"
> CHEERS,
> Dr. ted :-)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Jay Burleson
> Sent: January-05-15 7:28 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] Ted's Photo Essay Challenge & My Attempt
>
> A few weeks ago Ted posted a challenge to do a short photo essay (his
> original post is shown at the bottom).
> I had some time today and several images that I thought I could work
> with, so here goes:
>
> Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red: A Photo Essay by Jay Burleson
>
> It is an 18 mb pdf file and I suggest you download it and then view it
> in the "Two Page Display" mode, so it looks like a book.
>
> I really would like to hear any comments and criticism you have to offer.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/moh7zom
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jay
>
> --------------
> Ted sez:
> "So here we go folks? 2015? Why don't some of you "Shoot a half dozen or
> more
> photos telling a story, illustrating a story situation?
>
> Be an interesting challenge for all as we're about to move into the New
> Year?
>
> Actually what you'll be doing is???  Playing a "PHOTOJOURNALIST!" Rather
> than the single photo image taker? This bit of action should improve and
> broaden many folks abilities to "Observe life in a wider spectrum" of
> creating a photo story.
>
> I'll volunteer time regarding editing and me being the mean assed
> PHOTO-EDITOR! ;-)
>
> OK CREW LETS SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO? :-)
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted!"
>
>
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