Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/15

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Street Photography
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Tue Jul 15 16:24:11 2008
References: <200807152119.m6FLIMSc027933@server1.waverley.reid.org> <C4A2904B.2BFB%manolito@videotron.ca> <200807152204.ATM45711@rg4.comporium.net> <a3f189160807151530h26989e63kc053154277b1f936@mail.gmail.com>

Sonny,

Now I know PART of your secret of cat photography.  I have been 
photographing our cats for 45
years, but could not approach the quality of some of your last 3, for 
example.

That one of Pooks is going on my computer desktop with attribution to 
you.  With your permission,
of course.

Jerry


Sonny Carter wrote:
> For my money, the most moving shots of kids, animals, and well, just people
> in general are when they look directly to the lens.  I found a trick with
> cats.  You use an autofocus lens, and before you aim at the animal, you 
> turn
> the focus way away.  When the cat hears the lens focusing, they look
> directly in the lens.
>
> http://www.sonc.com/pooks_40.htm
>
> http://www.sonc.com/new_baby.htm
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> At 05:35 PM 7/15/2008, you wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> I dislike most photos where the person is looking at the photographer,
>>> into
>>> the lens. To do so violates the theory of 4th wall removal which governs
>>> theatre.
>>>
>>> Emanuel
>>>
>>>       
>
>
>   


Replies: Reply from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Re: Leica Street Photography)
In reply to: Message from manolito at videotron.ca (EPL) ([Leica] Re: Leica Street Photography)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Re: Leica Street Photography)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Re: Leica Street Photography)