Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philippe, It's called "Tokyo Story" in English and is considered by many critics to be among the greatest films ever made. You should rent it again one day -- it's available from The Criterion Collection, which has restored it beautifully and added some very interesting commentary -- and watch it just for the framing of each shot and for the extraordinary care in editing. Ozu is a master in the fullest and most traditional sense of that word. Vince On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:17 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>wrote: > A very nice series > Your heading recalled the title of a Japanese film I had nearly forgotten, > by Ozu > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasujir?_Ozu<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasujir%C5%8D_Ozu> > and was translated as The voyage to Tokyo in French > So, watching some screenshots of his film after viewing your photos, > I'd say there's a link between your subtle takes and his vision. > I don't know why ... > > Wonderful young lady, and so strong btw ;-) > Thank you > Philippe in Metz > > > Le 21 mai 10 ? 18:23, Peter Cheyne a ?crit : > > > >> Here are some photos I took in Miyazaki, my local city, while walking >> around with a couple of friends and my soon-to-be 7-year-old daughter. >> >> C & C welcomed! If you feel inclined, please tell me which you like and >> what I could do to improve my walkabout photos (e.g. get closer, stand >> further back, don't crop >> feet, look for more interesting relations between people/things). >> >> Ten photos, quite a few I know, but I wanted to share a typical weekend >> from my life. I live in rural Miyazaki, South Japan. My home is at the >> foot of a mountain and in front of a rice field. Most weekends I hang out >> with friends from a photography club. Often we just walk about the city, >> take photos, then go to an izakaya (a relaxed restaurant serving Japanese >> food, beers, sakes and shochus). >> >> >> >> 1. Displaying the restaurant sign >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete/4614431403/sizes/l/ >> >> >> 2. Hosing down the hot street >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete/4614518971/sizes/l/ >> Store owners and home owners often hose down the concrete outside to help >> cool down the building. >> >> 3. Toy poodle >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete/4615029078/sizes/l/ >> >> >> 4. Club touts >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete/4618097317/sizes/l/ >> These guys, holding canned coffee from ubiquitous street vending machines, >> have quite a sense of humour and pride themselves on being slick >> operators. >> Their job is to pull passing businessmen into the shady clubs and brothels >> in the entertainment district. I have no idea why, but some of them will >> often try to >> entice a man who is walking with his wife or girlfriend. >> >> 5. Izakaya waitress taking Maria's order >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete/4618091945/sizes/l/ >> >> >> 6. Arm wrestle >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete/4618047143/sizes/l/ >> One of my photo-walk buddies arm-wrestles my little girl. >> >> 7. Drum game >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete/4618055633/ >> One of my daughter's treats is to play the taiko (drum) game after we >> visit an izakaya >> >> >> 8. Favourite drum game >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete/4621774770/sizes/l/ >> Here's another of the drum game, this time with colour slide film >> >> >> 9. Watching TV while waiting for a train >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete/4621134433/sizes/l/ >> Japanese and Korean phones have doubled up as TVs for a few years now, I >> don't know if that is so in Europe and the US. >> >> >> 10. On the train >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete/4618078527/sizes/l/ >> Here I think my daughter is reading one of those ad banners that hang from >> the train ceiling. >> >> Peter Cheyne >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >