Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Michael, Many thanks for the compliments! In the interest of full disclosure I have to admit that the father with the two children was stopped at a red light when I took the picture and thus not moving. This is already unusual for Dutch cyclists who usually launch themselves into traffic with utter abandon. Nathan Michael Gerard wrote: > 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 > > -- > > Nathan Wajsman > > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > > > -- > > 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 - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html