Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/29

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Subject: [Leica] Lincoln center flowers
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 22:14:03 +0200
References: <CA057DF6.F531%mark@rabinergroup.com> <2166A06F-2328-447D-94DC-1B23E35DEDA2@sfr.fr>

I write this with a certain amount of trepidation, but I can't help it...

What am I missing? Everyone goes gaga over Marc's B&W pictures of flowers 
and trees and the like around Manhattan, while I just don't get it. To me, 
they look like random snapshots, with little regard for composition, 
designed to show off the camera's high ISO capabilities and not much else. 

I know from other contexts that Marc is a good photographer, and prestigious 
organizations like the NYT pay him for his pictures, but that does not mean 
that every picture he posts is great. 

Or am I simply missing the point, just as I do when I look at pictures by 
Cindy Sherman or Eggleston (sp)?

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA







On May 29, 2011, at 8:01 PM, philippe.amard wrote:

> Oh yes Sir Rabs, f?erique !
> 
> Thanks
> Philippe
> 
> Le 27 mai 11 ? 22:12, Mark Rabiner a ?crit :
> 
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/110517_232552.jpg.html
>> 
>> Shot in my favorite 1:2 format; ok cropped later I soaked my SanDisk in a
>> bleach redevelop bath of Kodaks sepia toner. This coated each pixel with a
>> layer of sulfide which in effect makes them impervious to the sulfur 
>> dioxide
>> in the atmosphere.  And prepares the image for hand coloring.
>> F 4.5 @ a 60th @ iso 6400 and be there.
>> With my ubiquitous Nikon 45mm 2.5 silver pancake made in actuality by
>> Cosina.
>> 
>> I don't NEED auto focus I AM auto focus.
>> 
>> Mark Focus
>> 
>> 
>> 
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