Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/31

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Subject: [Leica] DISNEYLAND
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:03:34 -0500
References: <f2f825f20908311334q6b9a19ald16ee6ab00c74bc3@mail.gmail.com>

Yeah, I can see that, but I go to Mardi Gras every year, and it is kinda the
same.  It is easy to come away with some great faces, and I usually do.
But my favorite essays are the ones that I put the faces into context with a
little story line, maybe establishing shot, and then get into the details.

Not that your pictures suffer, they just don't for a moment suggest
Disneyland.  (except for the caption.)



On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Roger Rubin <vroger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sonny Carter wrote: "Ya know Roger, as a kid who fantasized over Doreen and
> Annette, I really
> > would have like to have had you stick that hecktor in your pocket and put
> > something like a 15 cv on that camera so we could see more of that pretty
> > girl, also the one you told us about, and the Magic Kingdom you mentioned
> in
> > the caption!  Nice shots though."
>
> It's faces like that, that put the magic in The Magic Kingdom. I wander
> hither and thither with my Hektor or a Canon f2 100 giving myself a 200
> base
> efl.. My "normal" lens is a 28mm Ultron giving me a base efl of 56mm. I
> really don't like to intrude on people's space, but have a big smile ready
> when I do. As Dr. Ted said, the atmosphere is quite relaxed and EVERYONE
> has
> a digicam. What has happened surpasses the halcyon days of 35mm in the 60s.
> It's beautiful- everyone is making images. How great is that?? Never has
> the
> photograph or the digital image had such a rennaissance. People generally
> accept the fact that a lens is pointed at them in good spirit- this is a
> marvelous time for image making art. Rog
>
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
Natchitoches, Louisiana
(+31.754164,-093.099080)

USA


In reply to: Message from vroger at gmail.com (Roger Rubin) ([Leica] DISNEYLAND)