Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A few of the central figures are dodged, which hopefully remains permissible else I'm calling it quits. Looks like a droppin acid festival. My invitation must have gotten lost in the mail. At 12:22 PM 8/22/2006, you wrote: >Bob > >I don't really see a beam of light, but rather a bit of dodging? Ms. >Rodero seems, to me, a master printer. Additionally, what generally >separates the men (and women) from the boys is the ability to see. Her >work on the festival is dark and moody but much appears as it might have >been. She prints (Focomat or PC) down as do many straight shooters. I >would be the first to admit Rodero's work could be called "romantic". But >then maybe that's why it appeals to me so much? Am I a closet romantic? > >Years back I did a school project and I still remember the fuss over one >image. I went to an old cemetery and shot an ornate grave site with a >cloudy sky behind it. The clouds broke and a beam of light hit the scene. >Maybe someone was looking out for me but in any case it made a hell of an >image. The classroom rantings and ravings about faking it >were endless. (it was a pj class) Nonetheless, I didn't manipulate. >Sometimes we get lucky. Sometimes luck means being prepared for >opportunity. Who knows? As long is it comes my way I'll be happy. :-) . > >Walt > >P.S. Here is another stroke of luck from years back. Was doing a story on >a tent revival and this one worked as the lead image. I felt lucky but >was already set up with a tripod because I'd seen the image in my head >before it happened. The folks being saved heard my darn "hallelujahs" at >the front of the meeting. :-P > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/walts/revival > >Robert D. Baron wrote: > >>On 8-21-06 Walt Johnson kindly posted: >> >>>Here are some beautiful images just posted on the Magnum site. The >>>shooters name is Cristina Garcia Rodero.. >>> >>>http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/Home_MAG.aspx?Stat=Menu_Home >> >> >>Some very beautiful shots indeed, Walt; thanks for calling attention to >>them. >> >>But I would like to ask the musical question (Walt, you're old enough to >>remember that line): Since there has been so much discussion >>lately about what is permissible image manipulation -- such as about the >>pj in south carolina who got canned for adjusting the color of the sky >>behind a silhouette of a fireman -- look at for example Image 10 at >>http://tinyurl.com/rvu5m and isn't it amazing how a beam of light came >>down from the heavens at exactly the right time and place to highlight >>the little girl's head? >> >>Comments? >> >>--Bob >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York Presbyterian Hospital chs2018@med.cornell.edu Ph. 212.746.6964 Fax. 212.746.4800 Office A-0049