Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All in all perfect pictures. Regards Cedric 2013/3/17 Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>: > Hi Philippe, thanks for showing. I think your Maiden image is a really good > contrast with mine, as yours is in color and a normal 35mm frame. In the > PRO of using the panoramic format, I think my image shows more of the > surrounding buildings, giving it a full context of "cage of steel" > surrounding the sculpture. I also gave Prometheus more room to himself, > although the wide angle put him a bit far away. Color vs. B&W, well, I do > wish the golden Prometheus shows through but c'est la vie. It's > individual's choice of which framing / format appeals to them but it's > really cool that we have 2 images to do some comparison with. > > Thanks again. > > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 2:03 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at > sfr.fr>wrote: > >> Here is the rest of the family >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/Phileica/NYC-2013/NYC-** >> Rockfeller-Mermaid-7619.jpg.**html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/NYC-2013/NYC-Rockfeller-Mermaid-7619.jpg.html> >> and >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/Phileica/NYC-2013/NYC-** >> Rockfeller-Prometheus-2623.**jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/NYC-2013/NYC-Rockfeller-Prometheus-2623.jpg.html> >> >> Bien cordialement de Metz >> Philippe >> >> >> Le 17 mars 13 ? 06:34, Jay Burleson a ?crit : >> >> >> Paul Manship >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Paul_Manship<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Manship> >>> Paul Manship created the heroic-sized bronze Mankind Figures of Maiden >>> and Youth in 1933 to flank the golden Titan Prometheus. The 8-foot >>> statues >>> stood on the granite shelves on either side of Titan's fountain, forming >>> a >>> sculptural group that depicted Prometheus giving mainkind the gift of >>> fire. >>> Manship was displeased with their placement and had them moved around a >>> number of times, before they finally moved to storage on top of the >>> British >>> Empire Building where they remained for fifty years. In 1983, they were >>> restored, given a traditional brotwn patina and placed in the skating >>> rink >>> on new pedestals. During a 2001 restoration, they were moved to the top >>> of >>> the staircase, where they symbolically "present" Prometheus. >>> >>> >>> On 3/16/2013 10:19 PM, Richard Man wrote: >>> >>>> STATUE of course :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Richard Man >>>> <richard at richardmanphoto.com>**wrote: >>>> >>>> Don't think I ever saw this before in the Rockefeller Center and I >>>>> forgot >>>>> to note down the name. Who is this dude? >>>>> >>>>> http://richardmanphoto.com/**PICS/20130316-Scanned-53.jpg<http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20130316-Scanned-53.jpg> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> // richard >>>>> <http://www.richardmanphoto.**com<http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> Jay, >>> >>> Jay Burleson Gallery >>> <http://jayburleson.com/leica/**gallery/index.php/<http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/> >>> > >>> "A photographer is simply someone who is >>> looking for something that can't be found. >>> The photograph is the record of that attempt." >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >> >> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to >> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. >> >> NO ARCHIVE >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information