[Leica] 20 Discards

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

Wow! Does this tell us why they stage horse races...:-) Obviously, I
like your picks as they were in my original 40 - The dog photo is one of
my all time favorites, but my daughter particularly made the argument
that it is too out of sync with the rest of my work. I, too, like the
traffic light in the snow, but again, it's not really me. Well, it is,
because it caught my eye and I like it, but in terms of what one might
term my body of work, it doesn't fit.

Now, as to your cuts - Boy, do I disagree! I would argue - and I would
really argue - that 17 and 19 are THE two best street photos I've ever
taken. For 19, Not Angelica Houston, it's the fact that those women
scream wealthy Manhattan; it's the mood and saturation of the color; and
most important, it's the complete disconnect, the isolation, and yet
total connection of the two women.

And 17?! It's the disdainful yet curious stare of the black woman, the
"banker's" aloofness and what I see as, perhaps, distain, the passing
glance of the Hasid, and the confusion of legs.

But, hey, that's what makes for horse races and the differences between
photographers. And thanks for the thoughtful response.

B. D.

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Philippe Orlent
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Subject: Re: [Leica] 20 Discards


Dunno if it's major mistakes, but here I go. I'd put

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album163/Discard17
http://gallery.leica-users.org/album163/Discard18
http://gallery.leica-users.org/album163/Discard19

All because they intrigue me, make me curious about what is happening
there, or make me fantasize about what will happen. Maybe they are nit
technically perfect in terms of cropping or so, but so what? IMO that is
a technical issue, and in interpreting such kind of images that is not
the first thing on my approval checklist.

and

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album163/Discard20, because I like the
soft colortones, because I find it a very graphical image and because I
like the out of focus effect. It's not something I've never seen before,
but it stays a kind of picture that captures the eye.

in the selection instead of

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album154/Colen20_resize: is this Anjelica
Houston or a look alike? It's about the only thing that I can think
about that would make this image a bit interesting. If it's about
generations not communicating, it lacks a clear sign of, well, the lack
of communication.

and

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album154/Colen19_resize, because I like
http://gallery.leica-users.org/album154/Colen15_resize more, and it's
the same kind of theme: photographer takes a photo of a photographer.

and

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album154/Colen17_resize, because it feels
like it's taken just too soon or too late: no real connection between
the 2 people in the photo.

and

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album154/Colen12_resize: nothing is
really happening here, and as a purely graphic image it doesn't appeal
to me.

and (even if it's 5 out against 4 in)

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album154/Colen7_resize, because it's the
least of the (strong) prenatal series IMO

Just my 5 cents,
Philippe
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