Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D. writes: > Well, I have to - not shockingly - disagree with you. It's a photo of a > Jewish guy sitting next to a coffin. Doesn't do a thing for me. No > mystery. Who's in the coffin? A dead guy. There's nothing in the pose, > the expression on the mourner's face, the composition, that prompts me > to ask more, or care more. Sorry - but maybe that's why it didn't draw > any comment. ...well that explains it pretty good ;) > > The other photo, however, is one of those, like that stunner of Bill > Clough's of the young girl and older guy in the diner, that you could > inspire any number of short stories. Is she laughing? Is she crying? Did > he just propose? Are they breaking up? Did he just come on to her and > she cracked up..."But Bruce, I think of you as a BROTHER!" Are they > eloping? Or are they just a couple of co-workers having lunch and > laughing about the boss? Or.... ...sure I agree that you can read several stories into that photo. Thanks B.D. sl > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve > LeHuray > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:12 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW wk31/sl > > >> Actually, Steve, I'd say that 30's probably the best of the year - >> it's not just two people sitting in a dinner, but it's got some >> ambiguity to it; we have to wonder what's going on here - is she >> laughing? Crying? Is this a special moment - or just an instant in an >> average encounter. Nice. >> >> B. D. >> >> > ....hmmmmmm. I honestly have not thought about my 'best' of the year, > but if I did I would have to think about this one: > > http://www.streetphoto.net/paw2003/wk24.html > > It is totality original, has plenty of mystery about who is in the box, > why is the Rabbi sitting, and it says something about where we all end > up. Interestingly, I got almost no comments on this picture. > > Regards, > > sl >> >> >>> Steve: >>> >>> Your 30 and 31 are two very solid shots, the 31 more so. You have a >>> good eye! >>> >>> Dante >> >> Dante -- Thanks for the compliment. >> >> Regards, >> >> sl >> >>> >>> On Friday, August 1, 2003, at 06:35 AM, Steve LeHuray wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> http://www.streetphoto.net/paw2003/wk31.html >>>> > > -- > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html