Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/04

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] IMG: Religious Jews and artists of Tzrfat
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 15:04:27 +0100
References: <4CF9F31E.4030709@threshinc.com>

Very good shots Peter, I particularly like the B&W ones, and very much  
this one L1007551_1

Saludos
Lluis


El 04/12/2010, a las 8:51, Peter Klein escribi?:

> Tzfat (also spelled Sefod or Zefod) is a high hilltop town in  
> northern Israel.  The old town looks much like it did in the1500s,  
> when Rabbi Joseph Caro wrote the "Shulchan Aruch," one of the major  
> works of traditional Jewish law there.
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007502.jpg.html 
> >
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007556.jpg.html 
> >
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007545.jpg.html 
> >
>
> Tzfat is a major center for study of the Kabbalah. The prominent  
> Orthodox community includes some fine artists.
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007525_1_001.jpg.html
>  
> >
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007551_1.jpg.html
>  
> >
>
> Both of the gentlemen above are photographers knew exactly what a  
> Leica was. The younger man, whose name is Alon, asked me if he could  
> try out my M8, and took a picture of me.  I saw a painting of his  
> that showed a photographer's love of light. The older man, Yaakov,  
> is French-born, a former hippie and light show impresario, and uses  
> some pretty up-to-date digital techniques in his art.  He was  
> telling me about the photo to the right of his head--he went into  
> the desert with a camera and tripod, took a picture of himself with  
> a self timer, and then processed it digitally to get the B&W effect  
> he wanted.
>
> Can't decide between B&W and color in this one, I like them both for  
> different reasons. What do you think?
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007546_3.jpg.html
>  
> >
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007546_2.jpg.html
>  
> >
>
> --Peter
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information



In reply to: Message from pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein) ([Leica] IMG: Religious Jews and artists of Tzrfat)