[Leica] [IMG] Uncle Ted probably won't like it

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

Ted,

gotcha! I wanted your comments!

Actually I know that you have an eye for fine art shots, some of yours 
certainly
fall into that category. You just don't do rocks and things trees, but 
certainly
some of your cowboy shots would be fine art (to pick just a few).

The church is Trinity College, Cambridge and actually I disagree with you; I
don't go straight to the windows. What I see first is the trunk against the
wall, then move up to the flowers then somehow "zoom out". It's really
fascinating that you see it differently.

FWIW I think I should have cropped tighter on the left and "printed" with 
more
contrast between the stone and the upper part of the tree to bring the tree 
out
better.

I am flattered by your comments.

Thank you Ted it's always great to learn from a master of his craft.

Peter

On 16/02/2011 16:46, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
> Peter Dzwig offered:
> Subject: [Leica] [IMG] Uncle Ted probably won't like it
> 
> 
>> I was foraging through my stacks the other day and found this which I 
>> like very
>> much but isn't probably standard LUG fare. I kept meaning to post it but 
>> never
>> got round to it, so this time I think I will:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/SeaHolly20090906-1.jpg.html
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/SeaHolly20090906-1.jpg.html>
>>
> 
>> Sorry Ted ;-)<<<<
> 
> Peter mon ami, :-)
> SURPRISE SURPRISE! :-) :-) But I do have an eye for "FINE ART" when it 
> works as
> this photograph does. I do like the Sea Holly very much. It has a special 
> look
> about it as "a FINE ART photograph " should look. Nothing pops out singly, 
> but
> the photograph is appreciated in the whole of the content.
> 
> Example! In photo No. 2: Totally the opposite! The old church, a half 
> naked tree
> in early growth and over busy with nothing to hold it all together! :-(
> 
> The killer that catches your eyes as soon as it opens on screen??????????
> 
> The two darkened windows upper left quadrant!! Photo opens and before you 
> have
> time to begin looking at any details you crash head on visually into those 
> two
> darkened windows and it's tough to get away from them to look at anything 
> else.
> Basically way too busy with far too many bits and pieces all over!
> 
> Now look back at the Sea Holly! And immediately you see a very interesting 
> over
> all composition in a fine detail image of interest. You do stay to admire 
> it in
> the whole and I imagine its a beauty photograph in any size. And in 
> particular,
> in a large sized room to accommodate a 60" X 40" print, it would be 
> smashingly
> beautiful with the correct framing tying it in with the surroundings ! It 
> truly
> is a "PIECE OF FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY!"
> 
> Fooled you again! ;-)
> 
> My general aversion to "Rocks & Ferns and non-breathing" so called "Fine 
> Art
> images" is because many are nothing but a piece of exposed light sensitive
> material tagged with a "Fine Art" photograph moniker piece of crap!  If 
> they
> were tagged with something indicating " A special image created by a fine
> chemical technician using the photographic process in the use of liquids" 
> then
> they might be appreciated more often.
> 
> But really a lot of them are nothing more than some one with way too much 
> time
> on their hands!
> 
> Before anyone responds, :-)  Please give me a few minutes while I go to 
> the deep
> mountain bunkers to have my breakfast to avoid the incoming flak! :-) :-)  
> Have
> a nice exposure! :-)
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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