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Subject: Re: [Leica] McNally show--the actual images vs. the publicity/book images
From: "Doug Lee" <drlee9@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 10:45:48 -0400
References: <MBBBJHIBKCKEAEOKKBPOIENIDOAA.bdcolen@earthlink.net>

B.D., I think you are correct. I recall reading an article about a
photographer who was using the largest polaroid camera to shoot life-sized
images of ground-zero workers. Of course, I remember neither the article nor
the photographer. )-:

But this sounds like it is the same "project".

- -Doug

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:59 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] McNally show--the actual images vs. the publicity/book
images


> I may be wrong, but I believe the images were shot with a much larger,
> 'life-size' camera.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of S Dimitrov
> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:49 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] McNally show--the actual images vs. the
> publicity/book images
>
>
> I believe they were done with the 20x24 camera. The laying of the
> emulsion is done prior to shooting. The camera I saw on the West Coast
> had, get for this, Fuji lenses.
> As far as Polaroid not being listed, it's a credit to them. Having been
> in their artist support program in the past, I found their criteria for
> quality to be very stringent.
> Slobodan Dimitrov
>
>
> Martin Krieger wrote:
> >
> >     I went to the McNally show the day it opened in LA. What is striking
> to
> > me is the very big difference between the actual images and the images
as
> > printed.  The printed images seem to have hyped-up saturation, a
> cleaned-up
> > whitened background, and do not feel at all like the Polaroids (which I
> > think are on the ER film). Could it be that the printed images (in the
> book,
> > in the ads, in the mags) are taken with another camera at the same time
> that
> > the Polaroids are? Or, have the Polaroids already suffered from fading
> (the
> > backgrounds have a distinct greenish tint). (Notice that Polaroid Corp
is
> > never listed as a sponsor.  I wondered why.)
> >     By the way, the lighting is such that it shines into your eyes if
you
> > get close to the image.  A big brimmed hat helps.
> >     Also, the Polaroids do not seem very sharp when you get close to
them.
> > That infamous U2 lens they claim to have used seems to be not that good.
I
> > know that the ER film is never so sharp, but I think the weakness here
is
> in
> > the lens.
> >     Anyone know more?
> > Martin
> > krieger@usc.edu
> >
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