Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I find this very touching in it's honesty, as this whole thread turns out to be. Thanks for sharing, Philippe Op 16-dec-05, om 22:31 heeft Martin Jangowski het volgende geschreven: > On Fri, 16 Dec 2005, B. D. Colen wrote: > >> Lovely, David - I'd really like to see it in black and white. >> B. D. > > It is not easy for me to put my thoughts in english, I hope I can > make it clear. > > I tried to imagine how this picture would look in B&W, but I think > it wouldn't have the same effect, at least for me. This picture > says "it will never be the same again" by the already pale hand > held by the two darker hands. I don't think it would be possible to > say the same in B&W. > > I recently had to say goodbye to a uncle who died of cancer. He was > my favourite uncle and I saw him the last time a few days before > his death. My aunt asked me to make a few pictures of him during > the visit, but I wasn't able to do it... I want to remember him > like he was a few years ago, full of life and holding a glass of > wine. I didn't want to document him with his failing body, so I > enlarged a snapshot made years ago during a wine tasting and gave > it to my aunt. > > I don't know why I like David's photo and would put it on the wall, > but wouldn't take one of my uncle in his state. > > Gr??e aus Hohenlohe, > > Martin Jangowski > > | Martin Jangowski E-Mail: > Martin@Jangowski.de| > | Netzwerke und > Multimedia | > | Voice: +49 7946/940790 Fax: +49 > 7946/940791 | > | Snail Mail: Von-Olnhausen Str. 4 74626 Bretzfeld > Germany | > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information