Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] I commend to your attention
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 19:39:45 -0500
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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
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