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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Today at the bench
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:43:42 +1000
References: <2464.5942.qm@web82108.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <06DCBEDC5C5A419CB808340313F09FB5@syneticfeba505>

Ted a very well made photograph by a very good photographer AND some good
developing. I could tell you about only the last part, but then I would have
to kill you. I bet that Bob would trade you a print for something of yours
though!

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 23 February 2011 09:36, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Bob Adler showed:
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Today at the bench
>
>
>
> Today I saw my bench in color:
>>
>> http://www.rgaphoto.com/mishmosh/content/CF055533_Master_large.html<<<<<<
>>
>
> Bob,
> I have gone back and looked at this photograph at least a dozen times or
> more because it's such an emotionally moving picture.
>
> I don't know about the rest of you, but I find this incredibly calming,
> relaxing and a total feeling I could step into the scene and park my butt 
> on
> the bench and watch the day evolve with great pleasure. It has a "technical
> look " if that's the way to word it? Quite unique and I have no idea why
> everything stands out in such sharp detail. You can feel the wood of the
> bench if you were to touch it.
>
> Quite frankly I don't think I've ever seen a Leica produced image in my 61
> years of professional shooting that has the look of this scene. So folks ?
> Question?
>
> Is this due to a bigger sized recorded image? If it were film, like a 4X5
> compared to 35mm?
> It's quite unusual to say the least with it's magnificent look. And the
> composition is right on the mark!
>
> Obviously one might say I'm quite taken with it and wished it was a shot I
> had taken with equal quality.
>
> Well done Bob. Good on you lad!
> cheers,
> Dr. ted
>
>
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