Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 24, 2014, at 1:49 PM, Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > There's no Padre, this is a protestant church. The church itself wasn't > that important to me, the basketball hoops was. hi Chris, I am sure that Ted, by Padre, was referring to the religious figure in charge, whoever... my first thought was to change the title, but perhaps it's ironic to show a church in Indiana and have the subject actually be basketball, so it may be even more imperative to have the "Padre" come out and playball with some kids.... Steve > In Indiana, basketball is > an all-consuming passion. Everyone plays it, and basketball hoops are > everywhere. On garages, on barns, on the sides of buildings in small > towns. If you've ever seen the movie "Hoosiers" you'l see what I'm talking > about. If you ask people outside Indiana what they know of the state, > they'll always mention our obsession with Basketball. They may also > mention cornfields, the Indianapolis 500, and Gary (the city with a murder > rate higher than New York!), but they always know Indiana means basketball. > > I am going back next week to photograph inside some of the main street > stores, which look like places frozen in time from the 1920s, and the > owners. I was there too late yesterday; these small towns roll up their > sidewalks at 5pm, and EVERYTHING closes down. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 7/24/14 4:07 PM, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Hi Chris, >> Here's an idea and maybe you can set it up for a Saturday or on a Sunday? >> >> Get the Padre out there with some kids shooting baskets or playing around! >> Then you'd have a much better photo particularly if the Padre happened to >> have on his white collar? Or other Padre type clothing? >> >> Your caption reads. >> " Yesterday afternoon, I spent some time photographing in a couple of >> small >> towns in Huntington County, southwest of Fort Wayne. This is the parking >> lot >> behind the Warren Church of Christ in Warren, Indiana." >> >> Now if you didn't tell us that in your caption then it would be nothing >> more >> than a white brick wall with a basketball hoop! >> BIG DEAL! As nothing visually indicates it is or was and maybe still is a >> church? >> >> It would have been a far more effective photo if it showed something that >> indicated it was a church going building. Would it not? >> >> A Cross or some other element of church? Rather than just a blank white >> wall? >> >> just trying to be helpful as a photo editor? >> >> cheers, >> Dr. ted >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf >> Of >> Chris Crawford >> Sent: July-24-14 12:45 PM >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>; Olympus Camera Discussion >> Subject: [Leica] Warren, Indiana #1 >> >> Yesterday afternoon, I spent some time photographing in a couple of small >> towns in Huntington County, southwest of Fort Wayne. This is the parking >> lot >> behind the Warren Church of Christ in Warren, Indiana. >> >> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1931 >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-437-8990 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> Become a fan on Facebook >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information