Re: [Leica] some recent pictures

["Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>]

> 
> Reading these responses as related to those pictures made me think of
> Stravinsky's statement about the meaning of music.  He said, "Music can
> express nothing; it can express only itself."  I think we do not need a
> "point" or a "theme" for our pictures.  Each picture must be its own point.
> And of those I've looked at, I'd say the one with the "STOP" sign and the
> street name "WINNERS CIRCLE" certainly meets that criteria.
>
> Art Peterson

Art,

I meant no disrespect to Johnny, normally this kind of discussion and
critique is normal on the Street Photo Group. Less common here on the LUG
where people like to chat about bicycles, pens, etc, anything it seems but
photography and frankly the LUG is becoming tiresome, no, I should say, next
to useless.

Steve
Annapolis


>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve LeHuray [mailto:icommag@toad.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 1:54 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] some recent pictures
>
>> on 1/11/00 12:00 pm, Steve LeHuray at icommag@toad.net wrote:
>>
>>> Interesting....scenes that I do not remember seeing when I use to live in
>>> Toronto. Of these, nothing that jumps out and grabs me. I am wondering
> what
>>> the point is, the rundown side of Toronto? Need a theme? Next summer do
>>> 'Cottage Country' the other side of 'Human Traffic.' While HT is at 1.4,
>>> dark and glum, CC at 8.0, bright and happy.
>>
>> I don't know what the point is yet, Steve. That's the point! These were
>> actually taken as a scouting mission for 4x5 pictures. One point I suppose
>> is that within 5 years this whole area will be gone as it is about to be
>> redeveloped for the olympic bid. There's a notion that these 'derelict'
>> areas aren't used but in fact they're used by all sorts of people for all
>> sorts of things. This is something I want to explore more. I suppose the
>> nearest I have to a point is something about the way people use the
>> interstices of a city... but it is very early days in this one. Once I
>> discover a theme I will nail it to my head, I promise.
>
> Johnny,
>
> That reminds me of some photographer (don't remember his name) in Los
> Angeles some 40 years ago had documented life in Chavez Ravine. Then the NY
> Dodgers became the LA Dodgers and a book came out about life in the Ravine
> before the stadium. I am sure somebody on the LUG knows the book.
>
> Steve
> Annapolis
>