Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 2/2/02 at 8:21 AM, royfel@mac.com (Roy Feldman) thoughtfully wrote: > http://homepage.mac.com/royfel/ I love the portrait of the young girl in the chair. There are the perspective problems that go with having the camera in front of her that causes the photo to have a tilt to it (the frame slopes down and to the right) which I THINK would be eliminated by a different camera placement. Or, hey, you could use a view camera and play with about 8 or 10 different degrees of freedom. The thought intimidates me. I really LIKE this photo. A whole lot. There's a feel to it, a sparseness, gradiations of color on the back wall, her smile. It just really speaks to me. A really nice image. The still-life as a part of this is a wonderful touch - perhaps the inspiration. Now there IS the issue of her shadow (I think) that is projected on thetable and the basket holding the flowers. In the best of all worlds maybe you'd be able to deal with that differently. But I think this one is a blow-it-up and hang it on the wall photo. Can I ask what film you were using? The 2nd photo - of the line of young women with the flags - is nice. Good expression and good use of depth of field. But as I look at it I keep wanting the shot that comes a bit later when the young lady sweeps that flag down so it and her face are in focus. Of course the shot I'm wishing for may never have come! But I think that I desire to see it is an indication that having the raised flag which is cropped out of the image indicates something is amiss. Of the two industrial shots - which I always enjoy, there's nothing like watching diligent people at work - I like the engine assembly shot the best. Again I wanted the camera position down and to the left to bring the line of engine blocks up a tad and just a bit closer to the foremost engine the gentleman is assembling. Gee - here I am playing with your work. But I guess what it indicates is that I was engaged by these images and most definately appreciate your sharing them. Adam Bridge - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html