Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Joel Meyerowitz at Ground Zero with 8x10 Deardorff
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 11:40:41 -0700
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"B. D. Colen" wrote:
> 
> I may be really missing something, but if I'm not mistaken, the point
> was that Meyerowitz, who is using an 8x10 camera for his WTC project,
> and who uses one for other color, scenic, work, also does street shooting
> - not that he does street shooting with an 8x10. No?
> 
Not quite following you BD he is using the 8x10 for street shooting is he not?
The concept of using an 8x10 for street shooting would be considered so unlikely
impossible unwieldy ... that it would not even be considered by some of our dear
departed illustrious Lugnuts of lug wars gone by. NOt worth looking down ones
nose at.

Your point I'm seeing now is the versatility of the 8x10 camera. View cameras on
tripods I'd stretch that out to. And you wont get any argument from me ON THAT ONE.

But i think half of it is the tripod.
It positions you as part of the landscape. You become a structure. A solid
entity not sneaking around. A non duplicitous denomination.  You are invisible
because you mean direct business. 
Or much more so than you would be if one tried to sneak around with 35mm cameras
therefore putting all eyes on you IN ANY situation.
Not YOU personally but MOST and in general. The technique unless done by a master.

Tripod shooting is under rated.

Who's the Bach of photography? Atget!


Mark Rabiner

Portland, Oregon
USA

http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/
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