[Leica] Veteran

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Oliver showed:
Subject: [Leica] Veteran


> When I saw this gentleman in his wheel chair I introduced myself and asked
> for permission to take his picture. As he wheeled him into the sun at my
> request, his attendant told me that he served in World War 1 and World War
> 2. The words on his cap read "Medal of Honor Recipient."
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/OliverBrykPhotos/04Aug01_31b <<<<<<<

Hi Oliver,

OK right off, you are on the wrong side of the light to shoot this. By that
I mean considering the direction of the sunlight, you should've moved to his
left side... "as to the shadow side" what little there was and it would've
given an over all better effect.

I mean it seems like there wasn't much thought to the light direction other
than having enough for an exposure.

>>>As he wheeled him into the sun at my request,<<<<<<<

And why, unless there was half and half lighting sun-shadow splitting his
face why would you ever let him be wheeled into full glaring unflattering
sunlight?

Everytime I see a photograph like this in blazing sun I'm reminded of a
comment by Marc Riboud of France:

"Sunlight is the enemy of photographers! Give me overcast, shadows, fog,
anything but sunlight when photographing people!"

And this photograph is the epitome of what he means. Surely the shade he
must have been in would've been better than this glaring sun with no
enhancing effects whatsoever.

Sorry mate you asked !
ted