Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/03
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Nathan,
What a fantastic capture on the main! I love the expression on her
face. I don't know how you read it, but as a middle child, I saw it as the
older sibling in the front seat taunting the younger sibling behind. And
you caught it as they were cycling by! Even for you, that's pretty
exceptional stuff!
The other shot is very good as well. I love the combination of the
gesture and the expression on the cabby's face. Just like the main, this
shot tells a story and engages my other senses. I can hear his excuses and
rationalizing. I also like that you've included the foreground figure on
the left. At first, I thought he was a distraction, but the way that he is
drinking water and watching the scene unfold gives the shot a voyeuristic
feel to it.
Great week!
Regards,
Michael Gerard
geeman1066@earthlink.net
Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> On Sunday the 26th of May the Dutch and Belgian LUG contingent (plus
> yours truly) met in Amsterdam to host Tom and Tuulikki Abrahamsson for a
> day. Of course our Leicas saw significant action despite frequent rain
> spells, and my PAW for this week are two street scenes from Amsterdam.
>
> First, this is how many Dutch children travel, although I have not often
> seen two child seats like this:
> http://www.wajsman.com/2002_22.jpg
> (Leica M6, 35mm Summilux, Ilford Delta 100)
>
> The alternate is a scene I happened upon. The taxi driver is arguing
> with the cop, I guess to spare him a ticket for whatever offense he had
> committed. The big guy on the side came up to me immediately after I
> took the picture and started objecting to me. But by than the silver
> halides had already been hit by the light...
>
> http://www.wajsman.com/2002_22alt1.jpg
> (Leica M6, 35mm Summilux, Ilford Delta 100)
>
> The main PAW index is at:
>
> http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm
>
> and comments/critique are always appreciated.
>
> I will be posting a separate, more extensive record of the meeting and
> our exploration of Amsterdam shortly.
>
> Nathan
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