[Leica] IMG: Fuzzillogic 6 - Ted

[philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)]

Ted,

the two pictures were taken at a few minutes interval. :-[
I tried some classical shots first, then felt frustrated as they didn't 
display the atmosphere I had liked in the place - haven't been there for 
25 odd years - so I went to fuzzilogic , to sketch from memory one of 
the two pictures/images Camus is said to think we're are after (George's 
blog, a couple of days ago).

As to smoking in public places; I can't agree more. And yet I smoke.
But this is also a sure sign of the times; when individual freedoms are 
increasingly restricted; this you won't contest me I imagine, by 
legislators who don't act according to their official credos and claims 
(this remark is not geographical localised, and doesn't point at any 
specific leader, it is only a general trend I perceive).

I'll try the stocking experiment; but this - as all Leica gear - is very 
expensive; silk ! with a Red Dot? My goodness ;-)

Thanks for viewing, for the tip, and most of all, for your open, frank 
and lasting friendship.
Philippe


Ted Grant wrote:

>Philippe AMARD offered:
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>>>The sad story about this is that it was shot in a beautiful caf? where as
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>students we used to have a couple of drinks on Sunday nights - at the time
>you couldn't see through the caf? due to heavy smoking, and dampness of
>flowing beer. But it was so friendly.
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>The legislation changed on Jan1st and it now looks more like this - 
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>taken last Sunday afternoon - looks dull to me.
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>http://tinyurl.com/27z5ul <http://tinyurl.com/27z5ul%3c%3c%3c> <<<
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>Non, non, mon ami, :-)
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>You took the pictures at different times of the day in colour and B&W.
>Hardly fair to compare one unto the other. Not only that it's obviously a
>different lunch crowd compared to the Sunday evening student crowd! :-)
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>But the new "No smoking" is wonderful! Instead of your lungs dying and you
>younger because the lungs can't deliver oxygen to your system, now you have
>a great number of years added to your photography life! :-)
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>You can tell I've never smoked. Oh there was the time something to do with
>"grass? Pot? Whatever it's called? :-)... but I didn't inhale.;-) :-) 
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>There will be mood at midnight, smoking or no smoking. Here's a trick for
>effect. :-)
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>Get a piece of "silk stocking" where ever you can find a lady to give hers
>up. ;-) Pull it tight over the lens and shoot through it and you'll have a
>surprising smoke effect while using daylight balanced film or digital set
>for daylight under tungsten lighting . :-) 
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>Metering? I just meter right through the camera and click! :-) 
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>ted
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