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Subject: [Leica] prayer for the weekend...
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sun Aug 6 09:36:33 2006
References: <C0FACBFB.13692%bd@bdcolenphoto.com> <44D5E353.6010900@waltjohnson.com>

On Aug 6, 2006, at 5:40 AM, Walt Johnson wrote:

> I do agree with what you say and have  seen far too many examples  
> of "cheap shots". (even taken a few myself) As you said, Steve is  
> an excellent shooter. Hell, recently I received one of his original  
> prints to  hang on my office wall. (knowhatImean) >:o    Wonder how  
> many women worldwide  are kissing frogs in search of their princes?

it's all about context boys... remember this was taken in Paris...



(it would have been (even) better in a metro...)


:-)

Steve

>
> Ribbitly yours,
>
> Walt.
>
> B. D. Colen wrote:
>
>> Yup - nice window - similar to windows in Paris, NY, Boston, and  
>> I'll bet
>> even St, Petes....But it seems to me to be worthy of being  
>> considered the
>> work of the photographer, rather than the nightshirt maker, the  
>> photo has to
>> convey something special....In general, signs, shirts, etc., are  
>> 'cheap
>> shots.' I am not calling Dr. B, whose work I admire and whom I  
>> consider a
>> friend, a 'cheap shot' artist - as I said, I greatly admire his  
>> two previous
>> offerings, among others. But this one falls flat for me.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/5/06 10:08 PM, "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Oh BD, BD,BD
>>>
>>> The setting itself is interesting and singled out by Monsieur   
>>> Barbour
>>> to communicate with his audience. Henri's work was full of such
>>> juxtapositions, N'est pas?
>>>
>>> vous ami
>>>
>>> Walt
>>>
>>> B. D. Colen wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Over The Moon is terrific, as is the shot of the dog in the  
>>>> water - but the
>>>> nightshirt? What makes that image somewhat interesting is what  
>>>> someone else
>>>> has printed on a nightshirt, and telling us about it would be  
>>>> just as
>>>> effective as the photograph. Or, to put it another way, what  
>>>> you're doing
>>>> with that image, is showing us someone else's 'art,' while with  
>>>> the other
>>>> two, you're presenting your own. ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/5/06 5:35 PM, "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 5, 2006, at 10:00 AM, Philippe Orlent wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> If your other half starts wearing those, I'd start to be very
>>>>>> suspicious...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> right Philippe...
>>>>>
>>>>> and I have a shirt (just in case) saying   "voici le prince..."
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Op 5-aug-06, om 03:04 heeft Steve Barbour het volgende  
>>>>>> geschreven:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-95479.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Zeiss ZM ltd  Leica Summicron 35/2 C41 bw
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Paris / very recently...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thanks for looking....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Steve
>>>>>>>
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