Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, a.) I'm not 'old,' and b.) I'm no master. And disagreement is at the heart of this list..;-)...BUT.. Anyone with a camera of any kind taking tourist snaps approaches total strangers this way. Sorry, Paul, but I just don't get it. But then there's a lot I fail to get. After all, our colleague Joe likened some of the lighting to that of Rembrandt! :-).... Me, I'll just check and see if Steve Alexander has any of that beer left....;-) B.D. Paul Chefurka wrote: > On Wed, 05 Dec 2001 17:09:12 -0500, "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > wrote: > > >>Sorry, Paul - Typical tourist snaps of friends and of "exotic" - by >>white, Western, developed world standards - people in colorful "native" >>clothing...I really don't understand why these are the kind of pics >>Leicas take best - I'd say they're the kind of snaps that Olympus Epics >>usually take...;-) The exposures are uneven. The lighting in uneven. In >>some of the shots it looks like he was a good half-a-block too far from >>the subject. I'm sure his family and neighbors enjoyed the slide show >>when he got home. Maybe. :-) >> >>B. D. >>Okay, I've had a rough day. But everything I said is true.;-) >> > > Far be it from me to disagree with a Grand Old Man, but this time I'll make > an exception. I think your dismissal of these pics is unwarranted. > > To me they resonate with humanity, They required the photographer to > approach total strangers in such a manner that they would let him into > their personal space - at least for as long as it took to take the photos. > There seems to me to be a directness of communication between the > photographer and his subjects that is one of the essential hallmarks of > humanistic photography (one of they types of work that Leica users are > known for). He was obviously doing something/being someone that these > people found friendly and engaging. > > Yes, there are technical faults with the images. Yes, the gallery would > benefit from some editing. But compared to some of the stuff we > congratulate each other for on this list, these photos exhibit an > refreshing directness and willingness to get involved with people. > > I may be just a naive Philistine who's ben seduced by the pretty colours. > That too is a possibility. But everything I said is true, too :-) > > Paul > http://www.chefurka.com > -- > 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