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Subject: [Leica] What is the definition of "Fine Art Photography"?
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Fri, 28 May 2021 14:00:15 +0100
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Well, as a former member of the Irish Railway Record Society, I don't 
blame you for that!
Douglas


On 27/05/2021 20:45, Philippe via LUG wrote:
> Might be, and surely is Douglas.
>
> But nonetheless the type of print I would collect :-)
>
> Amities
>
> Philippe
>
>
>
>> Le 27 mai 2021 ? 17:48, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a ?crit :
>>
>>
>> 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 
>>>>> leica-users.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Stasys Petravicius
>>>>>
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