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Subject: [Leica] Subways lovers cropped version
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Thu Feb 14 14:41:12 2008
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Hi Ted,

I do not agree with you.
I really like this picture and poetry as Philippe calls it is in my 
opinion a good description.
I don't need much stretching of my imagination to make something of it.
I suggested to crop it even more as was already done.

Best regards,

Michiel Fokkema

Ted Grant wrote:
> Philippe Orlent posted:
> 
> Subject:Subways lovers cropped version
> 
>>> The poetry stays. Whatever the crop IMO.<<<
> 
>  
> 
> Philippe,
> 
> I have looked at this image, cropped or not each time it comes on screen
> trying to see what you see? And quite frankly whatever crop or not it's a
> major stretch of imagination to make anything out of it worth while. :-(
> 
> I know that's a hard cut on your exposure, but honestly an awful lot of 
> your
> time has been wasted on this exposure. I even have a difficult time calling
> it a photograph, reflection or other wise.
> 
> This is purely an image only you can truly appreciate because you were 
> there
> and saw this clearly. As a photograph there's so much detail lost one has 
> to
> use more imagination than actually seeing an understandable photo.
> 
> Sorry mate no one learns when others are telling you to do different things
> with this to make it work, maybe?
> 
> When the hard nose killer truth is. are you ready? "Delete it!" and 
> remember
> it as a memory lost!
> 
> I can well understand if you get pissed off with me, that's your 
> prerogative
> and right because you made the exposure! 
> 
> However look at how much time you've spent trying to make it work and look
> like what you saw reflected in the window.
> 
> I praise you when you shoot some of the wonderful photographs you've taken.
> But in this case I will not give false praise when there's nothing there to
> give any positive commentary. Other than, "well done for trying!" Chalk it
> up to, "Oh well it didn't work this time and move on."
> 
> ted
> 
>  
> 
> 
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