Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D., What I find particulary interesting is the fact that: a) The one that makes the photograph, sees -probably due to his involvement with the photograph- often more in his images than an unprejudiced spectator does. It's a dilemma: not being able to judge ones own work (in French: pas assez de recule). b) Different people interpret the same images differently. Luckily, I'd add. It is not that I didn't suspect what 17 and 19 were about (I tried to hint this hopefully) but that they IMO did not undoubtedly tell the story that you see in them. Again, my 5 cents. Philippe --- > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:34:36 -0500 > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] 20 Discards > > 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. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Philippe Orlent > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 3:13 PM > To: Leica Users Group > 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 > --- > >> >> Did we make any major mistakes? If so...why? :-) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >