Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 9, 2005, at 10:19 AM, Ted Grant wrote: > Steve Barbour showed: > Subject: [Leica] mother... > >> a quiet moment... >> >> http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-86306.html<<< >> > Hi Steve, > Without question the viewer can feel the quiet and silence of the > moment. You don't have to see the child is sleeping, you feel it > with the caring arm of the Mother holding her safely. > > it's a beauty without any negativism to it. > > Man I can't emphasize enough how much "feeling you captured in this > photograph." Not only do you see an interesting moment but it > exudes feeling. Very interesting even off the screen. > > And without question a must for FOM II ! selection. And in the > event it's not accepted by the judges their decision should be over > ruled and in. ;-) > > OK Alistair I'll be quiet, I just thought I'd get it in now... it's > called "psychological mental warfare" before the judging occurs! ;-) > > ted golly Ted...thanks very much. I get that quiet feeling from the image... I felt it was mostly because all the faces are turned away from the camera...a rather unusual situation, but I'm not sure... but with the faces turned away it rather weakens the photo by conventional standards... yet strengthens it at the same time... thoughts? thanks for your comments.... Steve