Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Le 16 avr. 11 ? 02:38, Lluis Ripoll a ?crit : > > Philippe, > > This reminds me the movie "Un homme et une femme", this sequence has > aways emoved me, still today... > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqxQGI3BTXs > Oh yes Lluis, "chabadabada" is in the language now ;-) I didn't remember he'd parked his car in front of the photog's shop ;-) BTW Trintignant's father raced Le Mans, and was my uncle's driving instructor, scary. The Mustang is not innocent there. The son lost his daughter in a tragedy a couple of years ago. Poor chap. > I was impressed at my 24 years with this film, these kind of films > has influenced and open the people to the world, to enjoy the life, > I think the same year I was read some books of Albert Camus, I > remember "L'?t?" it was an excellent book on this sense too. After > this... it was the days of the beach, flirts, and nice stories that > Brassens would explain much better than me. > Times of innocence :-) Well remembered here too. As to Camus, one of the BIG shocks in my life; together with St Ex, Proust and Brassens of course. I was asking PhD students yesterday, which French singer they would recommend to a new student who comes from Brazil; the answer? Brassens. I said this is your parents' choice; they said no, we really think he is one of the best, we love the lyrics :-) Bon weekend. Philippe > Amiti?s > Lluis > > > El 15/04/2011, a las 13:10, philippe.amard escribi?: > >> Beautifully balanced composition and tones - it sings! >> >> In between Fred Astair and a crossbreed of >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uopjMuYY3F8 >> and >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JS4JMY0JWM >> >> Rain sometimes helps a photog, >> in that respect I should feel a happy camper ;-) >> >> Great great photo Nathan >> >> Amiti?s >> Philippe >> >> Le 15 avr. 11 ? 09:02, Nathan Wajsman a ?crit : >> >>> >>> Hi Ted, >>> >>> I wonder if you are thinking about this one, from Seville in 2003 >>> or 2004? >>> >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu/fotosevilla/night/content/L2004_14_12_large.html >>> >>> That was one of my most-commented-upon pictures ever. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 15, 2011, at 8:43 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Lawrence Zeitlin offered >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Barcelona in color >>>> >>>> >>>>> Nathan, >>>>> Not trolling at all. I was just curious. Many of the pictures >>>>> that you post >>>>> in and around Alicante are about people too, yet you usually >>>>> shoot in color.<<<, >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Larry, >>>> That may be true, however some of Nathan's more spectacular >>>> photographs over the years have been people in B&W! There is one >>>> I recall from several years ago at night with a few people on the >>>> street. I believe Madrid? Barcelona? Or some other location prior >>>> to his moving to Alicante? It was most eye catching simply >>>> because it was in B&W! >>>> >>>>> I reject Dr. Ted's pat aphorism that when you photograph people >>>>> in color, >>>>> you photograph their clothes but when you shoot B&W you >>>>> photograph their >>>>> soul. <<< >>>> >>>> Be my guest and reject all you like my friend. :-) However let me >>>> give an example.:-) True incident in the UK several years ago. >>>> >>>> Two photographers with a portrait studio decided they'd only >>>> shoot B&W portraits. They completely renovated the studio front >>>> windows, re-opening as a B&W portraits only! In the front exhibit >>>> space they placed beautiful B&W portrait prints and advertised >>>> they only did their portraits in B&W. >>>> >>>> Clients who insisted on colour were offered B&W or the doorway! >>>> One would think them a bit looney given this was the beginning of >>>> a new operation and one would surely want every dollar possible. >>>> >>>> However? Given it being a very fine portrait studio originally >>>> with a great number of clients prior to the change over. Within >>>> the first three months they tripled the gross income shooting >>>> only B&W! Whatever it is about B&W drew a wonderful new clientele. >>>> >>>> Actually the difference is the "content" creates which is greater >>>> in many cases. >>>> >>>> Disasters generally look worse in B&W simply because the content >>>> is usually violent and death! Of course not in every case. What >>>> is the B&W photograph that comes to mind from Vietnam? I have two >>>> without question. Eddie Adams photo of the police officer >>>> shooting the VC through the head and the young girl running away >>>> from the Napalm with her clothes and body burnt. Vivid B&W both! >>>> And colour wouldn't have added anything! >>>> >>>>>> Imagine Matthew Brady's problem trying to photograph the US >>>>>> Civil war in color using the wet collodion process.<< >>>> >>>> I doubt they'd be any better! As most are "classic content" >>>> images to start with, so I doubt colour would've improved them at >>>> all. Regardless of the technical situation. Along those lines if >>>> we compare the dramatic B&W movies of the past, quite often these >>>> days we see with "colour added." Quite frankly they look quite >>>> horrid as the colour adds absolutely nothing, but almost destroys >>>> the craftsmanship of the lighting people and camera angles . >>>> >>>> Colour can in many cases, be a complete distraction from the >>>> content. As I understand photography, it's the content that is >>>> the most important part of the photograph. That is unless one is >>>> dabbling strictly in colour for colour sake. >>>> >>>> So Larry mon ami it's basically "to each his own." I shoot colour >>>> when the assignment is to be shot in colour and B&W when the >>>> assignment is for B&W re-production. I would offer, of the >>>> 100,000 images in the National Gallery of Canada collection they >>>> are all B&W documentary images. The 280,000 images in the >>>> National Archives of Canada collection? It's probably 75% B&W, >>>> 25% colour. Again simply because of the assignment and whether >>>> magazine assignments, travel or tourism or whether the client >>>> asked specifically to shoot in whatever medium. >>>> >>>> I suppose if you owned one of my published medical books, "This >>>> is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler" "Doctor's Work" or >>>> "Women in Medicine. A celebration of their Work." You might have >>>> a better understanding what I mean: "When you photograph people >>>> in colour, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph >>>> people in B&W, you photograph their souls!" >>>> >>>> And as far as digital? Quite often I use my Digilux 2 set to >>>> shoot B&W and I get some very interesting B&W images. Actually >>>> the really cool thing is, looking through the viewfinder at a B&W >>>> world and "Click!" A B&W image right out of the camera! :-) >>>> >>>> cheers, >>>> Dr. ted :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >