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Subject: Re: [Leica] Michiel's PAW catching up 2003
From: Nathan Wajsman <n.wajsman@chello.nl>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 19:06:50 +0100
References: <4013FA60.2020500@wanadoo.nl>

Hi Michiel,

Lots of pictures to comment on... I will just pick on a couple. Of the
first three, for me the first fails but the second and third succeed.
Why?  In the first, you are too far away; in the second, you are far
away too, but this time the composition works because the person
illustrates the size of the raincoats. And the third picture is
wonderful, because you are really close.

The two raku pictures--again, I would have liked to see a closer view of
the artist. 

It is always easy to say, "get closer"--I am shy and tend to stay too
far away too--but in the situation with the raku artist you had
presumably already asked her if you could take some pictures, so it
would not have bothered her if you had moved in a bit closer.

Nathan

Michiel Fokkema wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> At last I found the time to catch up and finish 2003. Scanning takes
> much more time than I like. Can't wait for the digital back.
> 
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw/45.htm
> Here my wife and youngest daughter are studying on a piece of art.
> 
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw/46.htm
> More art in the form of huge raincoats hanging from the ceiling.
> 
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw/47.htm
> We take a break.
> 
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw/48.htm
> A view on the dike in the North of Holland. Rain is coming.
> 
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw/49.htm
> Wetlands in Holland
> 
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw/50.htm
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw/50a.htm
> The making of "raku". Raku is a Japanese technique of making pottery.
> The pottery goes from the oven into an iron barrel that is filled with
> wood flour. The hot pottery makes the wood smoking and the smoke gives
> the pottery it's characteristic look.
> 
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw/51.htm
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw/51a.htm
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw/51b.htm
> I was for my work in Frankfurt. After dinner I walked through the center
> of Frankfurt and shot these pictures.
> 
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw/52.htm
> Close to where I live we have a small museum. There was this woman
> demonstrating how in the past baskets were made.
> 
> Index at:http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw/paw.html
> 
> Comments are welcome and appreciated.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Michiel Fokkema
> 
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