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Subject: [Leica] What is the definition of "Fine Art Photography"?
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 16:48:59 +0100
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I don't think that photo is of a French location, as it looks like the 
Glenfinnan viaduct in Scotland at a guess, Philippe.
Mind you, I haven't been there, but Harry Potter and those trips to the 
cinema with my youngest.....

Douglas

On 27/05/2021 15:28, Philippe via LUG wrote:
> I?d just replace ?  has to be explained ?  by ?requires some knowledge of 
> the background by the viewer, and some thought by the same ?
>
> Other than that, it may also refer to even documentary photos that have 
> aged well, i.e. that, seen from a distance, look like time-capsules.
>
> I often have in mind those photos of railway bridges and sceneries that 
> decorated the train cars of my youth. These adverts then looked pretty 
> dull to everyone. But I?d be very happy to have a collection of them today.
> E.g. 
> https://fr.dreamstime.com/train-vapeur-pont-vo?te-noir-blanc-image103300702
>
>   
> Amities
>
> Philippe
>
>
>
>> Le 27 mai 2021 ? 06:14, Doug Herr via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a 
>> ?crit :
>>
>> My definition - which I expect is not widely accepted - is photography 
>> that has to be explained to be understood.
>>
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com <http://www.wildlightphoto.com/>
>>
>>
>>> On May 26, 2021, at 6:58 PM, Stasys Petravicius via LUG <lug at 
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