[Leica] Subways lovers cropped version

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

Hi Ted,
This was Luis' shot.
And I liked it. As I like f.i. abstract art.
But thanks for your view: as always it's absorbed thoroughly.
Philippe


Op 14-feb-08, om 23:33 heeft Ted Grant het volgende geschreven:

> Philippe Orlent posted:
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> Subject:Subways lovers cropped version
>
>>> The poetry stays. Whatever the crop IMO.<<<
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>
>
> 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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