Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think eye contact with the photographer would have detracted from the shot. I think the photo has much more depth with Bob making eye contact with the person giving him money. Paul.Jones - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mārtiņš Zelmenis" <martin@lrpv.lv> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] My Street Photography > > Hi, friends, > and Shel in particular - > > I prefer the print (scan) as it is, for if you went for the eye contact, it > would have been an entirely different picture. After all - you can make it > still - ask the man to pose for it, as you're no strangers anymore. > > Martin > > > > > Hi Shel, > > The first photo is especially powerful. But since you were talking to him > and did not just sneak the shots, I would have liked one where he makes eye > contact with you. > > Nathan > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Every now and then I'll post some photos I've made. Here are the > > first two: > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/BOBANGEL.JPG > > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/bobjob.jpg > > > > I met Bob on the streets of Berkeley one afternoon and spent some time > > with him. While we talked I clicked off a few frames, and these are > > some of the results. > > > > The scanning is poor ... made from proof prints by a friend of mine. > > But I think the photos speak for themselves. > > > > Thanks for looking ... > > > > Shel Belinkoff > > mailto:belinkoff@earthlink.net > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/ > General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ > Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html