[Leica] Couple of Alternative Mountainscapes (Ted Grant)

[rpalmier at depaul.edu (bob palmieri)]

On Feb 18, 2008, Ted wrote:
>

> From a plane over the Nevada Sierras:


http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/92789747



http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/92789746


>
> Hi Bob,
>
> Fascinating as they look like paintings! But doesn't Mother Nature  
> work in
> wondrous ways of creating!
>


Ted -

Well, y'know, the playing-with-your-expectations of where things are  
in a normal landscape image is one of the things I really like about  
the first image; looks kinda like a charcoal sketch to me.

The Mother Nature thing is also a big part of what I like about the  
other one; it's such an organic form (anything from a lettuce leaf to  
an elephant's skin) that it really seems to push some buttons for me.

Also, I've often tried to shoot things where you don't quite know if  
you're less than an inch or more than a mile away from the subject.

Bob Palmieri