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Subject: [Leica] Gene's photos - Julia's eyes
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:31:26 -0700
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On Aug 27, 2010, at 8:25 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

> Gene,
> 
> I like them all. And I agree with the consensus that Julia's Eyes is the
> standout. But what makes it so appealing is not for its technical
> excellence. Indeed it is a possibly unintended optical illusion. The viewer
> fixates on the eyes peering out over the blanket and assumes that they are
> sharply delineated (i.e. focus on the eyes). But they are not. Inspection 
> of
> the large scale image reveals no sharp edges in the eyeballs. Indeed, at an
> exposure of 1/24 second on a probably hand held camera you would not expect
> wire sharp edges. It's just that everything else in the image is so soft
> that the eyes stand out and the viewer feels that they are peering directly
> at him/her. This is what gives the image its intimacy. It is a very good
> catch and proves that sharpness isn't everything in a photo. And, Gene, if
> you intended that illusion, you are a photographic genius.


yes, bravo Gene,

Steve


> 
> Larry Z
> 
> 
> I've posted some new photos from the past few months.  A mixed bag offering
> 
> this time.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/L1030679.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/L1030102.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/L1030106.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/L1030800.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/L1030233.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/L1030066.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/L1030056.jpg.html
> 
> c&c welcome
> 
> 
> Gene
> 
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