Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Whether or not it was set up does not matter to me and I would have to agree with you that I am expressing personal opinions: no argument here either. John Collier On Sunday, November 24, 2002, at 11:17 AM, bdcolen wrote: > How do we know that's what Smith's picture is, John? What do we really > know about it other than, like not a little of Smith's work, it was set > up? > > BTW - I am NOT trying to start an argument here - just ask a question, > as you make a statement about the purpose of the photo, but then give > what you acknowledge to be a personal observation about what it > implies.. > > -----Original Message----- > On Behalf Of John Collier > > I find the work well realized but sentimental and romantic. Whether > that is good or bad or indifferent depends on your viewpoint. Smith's > picture has neither of those attributes. The Walk to Paradise Garden is > a desperate longing for sanity and normality after the horrors of war. > To me it seems to imply that the photographer can never follow his > children, never return to innocence and peace. > > http://www.pathfinder.com/photo/gallery/arts/smith/cap01.htm > > On Sunday, November 24, 2002, at 10:33 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote: > >> I liked the little girl going up the hill/steps in the woods. Reminds >> one >> of the W.E. Smith picture of his two children. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html