Re: [Leica] Pictures from the weekend

[Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>]

BD

You want to see the blood, right?

I think that those Shites would rather see our blood.

Jerry



"B. D. Colen" wrote:

> Sam - I have to agree, and disagree. I disagree that these need cropping
> because they are 'overly active.' It strikes me that part of what Brian
> is showing is the mass of humanity here; the fact that the actions in
> the foreground are being repeated ad infinitum in the background - and
> that's powerful. I think that too often there's a feeling that all the
> "extraneous" material should be cropped, when it isn't extraneous at
> all, but rather helps tell the story. That said, I would like to see
> more close-ups, probably tighter with a wide-angle rather than telephoto
> closer. And, as I asked in a facetious manner before, where are the
> shots of self-flagellation, etc., that would make these that much more
> powerful?
>
> B. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of sam
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 2:41 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Pictures from the weekend
>
> Brian, these are interesting as far as they go, but they could be made
> far more interesting if you had been more selective in what you included
>
> in each frame (whether by getting closer, using a longer lens, or
> cropping). Many of the images suffer from being overly active without
> thoughtful composition: there are frame after frame of withering bodies
> with lots of extraneous background.
>
> The use of captions would not have helped the composition, but at lease
> would have told us what we are viewing.
>
> Sam S
>
> brian stevens wrote:
> > Hello all
> >
> > Some new work from the weekend
> >
> >
> > Ashura celebrates the martyrdom of Hassan and Hussein, Imam Ali's
> > sons. Ali was at  the origin of the first shism within Islam. Passions
>
> > run high during these celebrations:  faithfuls flog themselves with
> > chains, or beat their chests.
> >
> >
> > folder here
> > http://www.leica-gallery.net/bds/folder-5788.html
> >
> > Comments welcomed
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > http://www.briandavidstevens.com
> >
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