Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 23, 2010, at 11:59 PM, Mark Pope wrote: > Simply wonderful. > > For me, it is definitely the most powerful of the set so far. I felt > quite a powerful emotional rush when I saw this. It reminded of when we > used visit Pearl, my mother in law. We would often see her or other > people in the care home in a similar pose. Not asleep, but withdrawn into > their own world. Somewhere that for them is safe and familiar. I think > the shallow DOF and bokeh in the shot emphasise this feeling. > > When we visited, we never knew whether she would recognise us if she came > back. > > One can't help but wonder who this gentleman was and what he did. He > could have been a Nobel prize-winning physicist, teacher, doctor or > construction worker. > > > Thanks you again for pursuing this project and portraying what for me is a > terrifying illness with care and skill. your comment, full of comprehension, compassionate... touches me, tells me that it's worthwhile... thank you and Merry Christmas Mark, Steve > > > Mark Pope, > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk > Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog > Picture a week (2010) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010 > Picture a week (2009) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009 > (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 > > On 23/12/2010 21:29, Steve Barbour wrote: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/dementia/poppy.jpg.html >> >> >> >> >> M9 Noctilux at f1... >> >> >> many thanks for looking, >> >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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