Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, Jerry - I want to see photos that show me more than a bunch of guys waving their arms. Of course if that's all they did, then that's all the photos can show. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:07 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Pictures from the weekend 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 > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html