Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, Most of my PAW's have been as you describe yourself. Carry a camera with me and record interesting things during the week. There have been three broad projects that are different. The first and obvious one has been recording my daughter as she grows up, some are planned and others are just fortuitous. The second project is that of waiting, images of people waiting. I am fascinated at how people cope with have to be there but it isn't ready yet. The last is this latest group of blurry pictures. Really this has been inpired by a person who worked for me, he had a long running project of truly blurry images but trying to capture the sense of the motion. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 5/21/06, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: > > Don: > > It's interesting to me that you do so much "thinking" about your photo > projects, whereas not being a great thinker, I mostly just go out and > shoot photos which I think are valid, (in a compositional sense) by > walking around in an area, and viewing through the camera until I > see/create said compositions. > > This approach doesn't work as well with my 11x14 shots because I can't > just carry it around while looking through the groundglass with a dark > cloth over my head. > > I think this is the main reason why my 11x14 photos are mostly > "postcard" compositions. > > I'm not thinking that there's anything profound in my comments above, > it's just that I'm seeing a big difference in our approaches. > > Perhaps it's intuitive versus analytical... and also perhaps, it's one > of the reasons why I don't like to do weddings or assignments. > > Jim, "My photos are better than yours" Hemenway > > :-) > > > > > > Don Dory wrote: > > > Jim, > > Yes, on an easily recognised level the second one works the best. One > of > > the ideas I would like to explore is the relationship of transitory and > > permanent. The horse image is a first try at this as these carraiges > stand > > for tourist who come and go while they remain. I am going to try also > with > > doorman and other groups that are always there but we don't typically > see > > them. > > > > But, the legs on the stairs also forms a part of this idea, some parts > of > > our societies remain and accumulate while we come and mostly > go. Museums > > unfortunately do no like tripods or my use of their sculptures as > something > > to steady my camera so I will have to be creative. > > > > I do appreciate the comments. > > > > Don > > don.dory@gmail.com > > > > > > On 5/21/06, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> Don: > >> > >> I think that the effect works well in the second shot. > >> > >> Jim > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >