[Leica] Different walks

Peter Dzwig pdzwig at summaventures.com
Mon Oct 26 10:24:22 PDT 2020


Don,

I like #2 as well, but IMHO the light around the senorita and especially
on the foreground means that it's a careful crop.

Peter

On 26/10/2020 16:07, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> Philippe, your point about isolation being portrayed with the intent of the
> subjects to remain a part of the culture is well taken.  This is an
> arguable artistic point; imagine "Morning in the park" cropped tightly to
> the señorita and her shadow back to the right.  The tightness would be
> similar to the Feinenger image of the woman at the corner of a building so
> the señorita is walking out of the frame with the background including the
> people on the bench almost disappearing into the blur.
> 
> Seeing the artists vision and then imagining the situation in different
> frames is why art is so important for a culture and for a culture to
> communicate to others outside what it is to be inside.
> 
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 10:06 AM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> That’s a different type of photos, Don is right.
>>
>> But I like it to be able to see these people in a larger frame. These are
>> not portraits. Nor Plans Americains. They are people in isolation trying to
>> pretend they may live an instant of normal life. And the large framing
>> weighs into this direction.
>>
>> BTW #1 & #3 show their backs, as if they were about to leave the frame and
>> a director’s  CUT ! was about to resonate on the set with an Italian accent
>> ;-)
>>
>> Keep wearing that mask Lluis, and shooting with a vengeance :-)
>>
>> Amities
>>
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>>
>>> Le 26 oct. 2020 à 15:41, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit
>> :
>>>
>>> Lluis, your sense of light remains strong.  I do think that you are
>>> responsibly distancing yourself which detracts from the strength of your
>>> vision.  To stay safe I suggest you transition to a 75 Summilux or a 90
>> to
>>> be safe but recapture the intimacy and clarity of your photography.
>>> Alternatively, I am not "getting" the isolation or loneliness you may be
>>> trying to convey, but I will return to your images later this week when I
>>> have more time to view them and perhaps better understand the images.
>>>
>>> Be safe and keep showing us your city.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 6:06 AM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <
>> lug at leica-users.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Weelchair’s walk
>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/2020F100108.jpg.html
>>>
>>>> Leica M6, Summilux 35 pre, Ilford HP5, D-23 1:3
>>>>
>>>> A morning in the Park
>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/2020F100111.jpg.html
>>>
>>>> Leica M6, Noctilux 50, Ilford HP5, D-23 1:3
>>>>
>>>> Walking with the Dog
>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/2020F100112.jpg.html
>>>
>>>> Leica M6, Noctilux 50, Ilford HP5, D-23 1:3
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
>>>>
>>>> Saludos cordiales
>>>> Lluis
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
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>>>
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> 
> 

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Dr. Peter Dzwig


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