Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Robert, Maybe it was the context -- I'd just seen a film that was quite moving. The huge prints were indeed beautifully done -- one could examine them closely and find extraordinary detail, clearly a first class job in all respects. The content left me cold. There were beautiful scenes, there was one beautiful child, larger than life size, in several views, all with the same expression, there were several views of the same scene in different lights... the sum did not to me add up to a portrait of the community, the people there, ways of life there, the hardships or delights, the ecological challenges or constancy, as it was somewhat described in the introduction (...a two-year effort). I found it neither to be broadly descriptive nor cumulative in its effect. Have you seen it? I'd be interested in your views. My 2c bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Schneider" <schneiderpix@mac.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] War photographer > On Jun 30, 2006, at 10:09 AM, bill harting wrote: > >> Beautifuly done > > They were produced by Color Services in Needham, MA. Exceptional work > considering the size (and attendant difficulty) of the prints. > > >> but the pictures in my view don't amount to much. > > Meaning? > > > rs > > www.robertschneider.com > www.schneiderpix.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information