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Subject: [Leica] Nature sauvage -> Alastair
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:34:48 -0500
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Thanks Lluis, do have a look at Brett Weston: under rated I think.

Cheers

Alastair

> Hi Alastair,
>
> Thanks so much for your message, I answer with some delay....
>
> I know the images of Edward Weston, I don't know Brett..... I think it
> is very difficult to define what is an abstract and what could be
> considered as fine or not, this is a quite subjective impression IMO.
> My abstract was absolutely unexpected, not the result of a reflection,
> it was a picture I decided cropp and convert to B&W, for me it mades
> "his work" with no other pretehension. I agree that a rigorous process
> would be and should be very different and much better.
>
> Cheers
> Lluis
>
>
> El 02/11/2010, a las 1:16, afirkin at afirkin.com escribi?:
>
>> I love to play with abstracts as well. Have you looked at the images
>> of
>> Brett Weston? I am collecting a set of his work in book form as it is
>> published, and many of my abstracts are homage to the sort of work
>> he did.
>> When I started doing some, I found it was a lot harder than it
>> looked to
>> get a story/graphic line in an abstract, but I really like the
>> challenge.
>> Keep at it and find your own message, but this one does not work for
>> me.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Alastair
>>
>>
>>> Thank you Alastair, the intention when I've shoot this was not do
>>> this, yesterday I've played and obtained this result, an abstract...,
>>> nathing else
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Lluis
>>>
>>>
>>> El 01/11/2010, a las 22:08, afirkin at afirkin.com escribi?:
>>>
>>>>> A rarity on me, I like...., you...?
>>>>>
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Flowers/L1016395+Nature+Sauvage.jpg.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
>>>>>
>>>>> Saludos cordiales
>>>>> Lluis
>>>>
>>>> too "messy" for me. no clear story line/graphic pattern
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Alastair
>>>>
>>>>
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