Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/03

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Subject: [Leica] pictures from Cuba/now also street photography
From: imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)
Date: Thu May 3 11:29:09 2007
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Perhaps not 'the same.' Yet very close. When he uses terms like 'the  
unexpected, the unknown, the secret heart of the known.' I can only  
think of these terms within the context of the emotions I feel when  
the unexpected springs to the fore, or the unknown or secret heart of  
the known reveals itself.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george@imagist.com



On May 3, 2007, at 12:14 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote:

> the unexpected, the unknown, or the secret heart of the known  
> awaits just around the corner."
>
> This reflects very much what I think of street photography: a  
> street photographer is an observer that has the ability to catch  
> what unfolds in front of his eyes and what will be recognized as  
> something unique by others.
> I don't see what his own emotion has to do with that. Sensibility  
> and receptiveness, yes, but that is not entirely the same, is it?
In reply to: Message from pswango at att.net (Phil Swango) ([Leica] pictures from Cuba)
Message from luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll) ([Leica] pictures from Cuba)
Message from lists at mcclary.net (Harrison McClary) ([Leica] pictures from Cuba)
Message from philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent) ([Leica] pictures from Cuba/now also street photography)