Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/07

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Subject: [Leica] re: the viewfinders Steve
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Sun Sep 7 11:45:28 2008
References: <58B37CEE14B64EB5AEE85E7486BBC8DB@Bigguy> <131D4EB5-F3A2-4E0E-A3EC-C8B82BACC1D0@cox.net>


Steve Barbour wrote:

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> On Sep 5, 2008, at 7:01 AM, Walt Johnson wrote:
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> re   http://tinyurl.com/5r839a
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>> Philippe
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>> A visual treat. The tone and shape of the foreground leads us right  
>> to the couple. Then, a pause, and the repeated form of the mountain  
>> leads us to the all-important window.
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>> The window's white of snow, a microcosm of the larger mountain's  
>> crest. It  holds our attention, as well it should. The tree might  
>> have been an intrusion but it defies our initial assessment. Notice  
>> how it's shape is subtly copied between the window and the edge of  
>> the wall.
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>> Weathered lines etched into the aging structure again draw us to the  
>> young lovers.Even the angle of the roof insures our eyes will peruse  
>> the man and woman. We can do nothing else. The tree stops us cold.  
>> It's arrow-like shape insists nothing less than a full understanding  
>> of what transpires before our eyes.
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>> How do you do it?  :)
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> like Walt said...
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> that's a lot to think about before you take a photo...
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> how do you do it?
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> I like this image very much...with its unusual texture...
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> wonder what the original looked like...
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> Plain ordinary pix Steve - and I don't remeber how I got to that 
> result LoL.

Thanks for the kind comments.
Phx

> Steve
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In reply to: Message from walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson) ([Leica] re: the viewfinders)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] re: the viewfinders)