Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/23

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Robert Stevens PAW 12, Not Starbucks,75mm Summilux
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 08:28:47 -0500

Not Starbucks reminds me - My student whose project involved shooting in a
Starbucks in fact spent almost 18 hours in the Harvard Square Starbucks,
starting from the pre-opening activity at 6 a.m. and go through to the
after-closing cleanup. He was there for a birthday party for the manager,
the delivery of the baked goods, and all the day's usual comings and goings;
got all the behind the counter stuff, as well as the customers.

He's got some pretty good shots, although I have only had a quick look
through his contacts. But his project will eventually be up on the class
website, along with the rest of the projects...

B. D.



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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Don Dory
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 8:19 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Robert Stevens PAW 12, Not Starbucks,75mm Summilux


http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/PAW2002/wk12alt.htm

I think this alternate is the stronger image than the main PAW.

The alternate's distractions are the OOF head growing out of the main
subjects head and the bright line coming out of her head.  Both could have
been eliminated by moving closer and moving to the right.  A further benefit
to closer and slightly different composition is bringing more of the glass?
wall and unoccupied chair into view.   Possibly going to a vertical would
also help to eliminate the distractions.

The above is not meant to say the presented image isn't worthwhile.  But
street photography is much harder than it looks, there are all these
misplaced elements that if we could just freeze time, move our models,
adjust our props, or take a lot more frames.

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com

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