Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What very moving pictures of a tragedy some of us know all too well. Douglas Bob Palmieri wrote: > BD wrote (referring to > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/miscellaneous-critters/Last_Ruthie_Katie > > That is a terrific photo, Bob - The cat's eye and the woman's mouth, > combined the with burrowing of the cat really tell a story.... > > BD - > > Thanks for your take. This business of which snaps have any value for > an audience other than those with an intimate knowledge of the subjects > shown is quite a confusing area for me. And despite my couching of the > post in terms of the reflectance values of housecats, the wrenching > nature of the end of a life is not news to nobody. > > Incidentally, here's one of the photos that I decided not to post > initially. Despite the truly beautiful (to me) and elegant curve of > Katie's head and neck I felt that without being told few would notice > Ruthie's tears falling onto the cat's face. And if you hafta point > that kindof thing out, the snap can't be that good... > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/miscellaneous-critters/ > Ruthie_Katie_w_tearsCrop > > Bob Palmieri > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >