Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Except for the street scene which does zilch for me, they're all very > very nice. I almost knew this shot would do less for many. I found it interesting because, for me, it was exotic. Mundane, maybe, and I would have passed it by without a second thought 25 years ago, when it was part of my daily life. Now I rarely see those old brick buildings with their painted sides. I've discussed with others at work (Unit for digital documentation) about various aspects of documentary photography. We have a huge photodatabase that documents the north of Norway many many decades ago. They call to my attention that the most important documentary evidence they have in the database is not the shots done by pros, who often have an agenda ... if nothing else than to present a story that is interesting. It is the amateur shots where people took shots of something because it was important to them. The museums are much more interested in the items and scenes that turn up in those photographs. In 200 years there will not be drab concrete streets with curious parking meters. That's kind of why I was drawn to this shot ... and the fact that I miss small town north America. Daniel - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html