Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's reasonable. I can agree with that. > The serious begins with them at the 4th of July Fair....obviously, this is > only a few hour slice of time. To have more of an evolving story, she will > need to spend much more time with them. > > My point is that this is a 24-year-old kid in a workshop with no > professional experience - and quite frankly, she's doing work that to my > eye > is certainly superior to the vast majority of what I see every day. > > > On 7/10/05 7:04 PM, "Robert Meier" <robertmeier@usjet.net> wrote: > >> OK, well framed shots. I can agree with that. And they capture a >> fluid, >> evolving scene? A bunch of guys without shirts hanging out, drinking >> beer, smoking, playing a guitar, and a woman who seems to be reading one >> of >> them out. So, what is the evolving story? Who are they? What's >> happening? >> I don't know. I thought you were claiming something more substantial >> for >> these pictures. >> >> >>> I'm seeing well framed shots that capture - in most of them - a fluid, >>> evolving scene. But we probably see them differently. >>> >>> >>> On 7/10/05 2:53 PM, "Robert Meier" <robertmeier@usjet.net> wrote: >>> >>>> What specifically are the qualities that make these more than random >>>> snap >>>> shots? What do you mean when you say 'one of these images' and 'one or >>>> two >>>> like these'? What are you looking at and seeing in them? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> But when looked at carefully, they're not at all. One might spend an >>>>> afternoon in this situation, as she did, taking random snapshots, and >>>>> not >>>>> get one of these images. Or, if one was lucky taking random snap >>>>> shots, >>>>> get >>>>> one or two like these; she's got at least 20 out of 200- which is a >>>>> shockingly high success rate. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 7/10/05 12:52 PM, "Robert Meier" <robertmeier@usjet.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Tamer than Clark, but very similar. The amazing thing is they look, >>>>>> at >>>>>> first glance, like random snapshots. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Or Larry Clark's stuff - She really has an eye. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 7/10/05 10:30 AM, "bill harting" <vintagebill@verizon.net> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Reminds me of aspects of Frederic Wiseman's amazing film "Belfast". >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> bill h >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@comcast.net> >>>>>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 9:35 AM >>>>>>>> Subject: [Leica] The great thing about teaching a workshop... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ...is discovering that one of your students has IT... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This work was shot by a 24-year-old woman named Casey Splain; >>>>>>>>> remember >>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>> name: >>>>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album244 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> B. D. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >