[Leica] An interesting Appreciation

[stasys1 at cox.net (Stasys Petravicius)]

Adam- A very striking image- the saturation is pleasing, and the 
compositiion - altho not usual- split from side to side by the waves - 
is arresting! I like it. Stasys
On Jul 9, 2005, at 7:53 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:

> I have started to hang my photography at home for general viewing. It
> has been down at our Arizona home but few people see the images there.
>
> Now there is a wall of family and friends at one end of the dining
> room (all black and white). On the facing wall is a 36" x 54" print of
> this image:
>
> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/05/19/_L3U2599.jpg>
>
> (When it came time to print the image I toned down the saturation
> quite a bit. It was printed on a big Epson inkjet)
>
> So last Thursday my wife had a meeting at the house. One of those who
> came is a film-maker and photographer who enjoyed the black and white
> work, and in another room the cinnamon teal and black crowned
> night-heron. His response to the large print, when I said it was mine,
> was "oh, I didn't know you were a painter as well.
>
> That, it turns out, is how people see that image - they see it as an
> acrylic photo-realistic painting.
>
> I only printed this image because my wife loved the shot and demanded
> a "really big" version.
>
> I THINK i'm pleased by this. On the other hand everyone has enjoyed
> the photo and they feel the need to get up close to it to see the
> little flowers in the foreground or the coast guard station in the
> distance.
>
> I have submitted this image to the California Coast Commission's
> contest. I'm hopeful they will select it although perhaps, because it
> is Point Reyes, and a National Seashore, they will not.
>
> I know that I will be printing more images larger. It cost $180 to
> print and $100 to mount the photo on alligator board. It is suspended
> from behind and "floats" about an inch or so off the wall.
>
> Thanks for listening to this small brag. Still, it was nice to have my
> work enjoyed.
>
> Adam
>
>
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