Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > > Thank you for your comments, Tony. I chose this shot because of the duck. > I had six or seven very similar shots, but this was the only one where the > duck had his foot up. Salina wasn't feeding the duck. The duck was just > hanging around hoping she would drop some of the beans she is cleaning. > Your feeling that she is lonely is very perceptive. Salina is a beautiful, > graceful girl, but the whole right side of her face is disfigured by a > horrible birth defect. She has a loving family but no hope of ever > marrying and having a family of her own. I had the feeling that she is > very lonely. Thanks for seeing what I tried to communicate. Tina > Hello Tina, I am happy that I could feel what you were trying to say. I hope I will become a great photographer too. I don't want anyone to say I am a great photographer becuase I use M equipment. For a great photographer, the lighting, sharpness, background...seems less important. The moment and content are more critical. I am still in the stage that I take photos because the scene "moves" me. I hardly think about the theme before I press the shutter release. Even though I carry cameras (GR1 and M3 or M6) to school everyday and take lots of photos, but I hardly find one photo that I really like. I guess the skill is not there yet. Do you think a great photographer would always have a theme in his/her photos. Or many just REALIZE the theme after they develop the photos? BTW, I feel sorry to hear Salina's story. Sometimes the story behind the photo is more interesting than itself. Only the photographer knows them all. I have another question for you. What do you think about Salgado's photos (Workers)? Do you think he was trying to help those poors when he took those photos? Or you think he was using those poors to make him more famous? You can email me privately for your comments. stchang@novice.uwaterloo.ca Regards, Tony Chang > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Tina Manley, ASMP > <http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html> > <http://www.aperture-photo.com/site/reportage/manley/manleyframeset.html> > <http://www.onlineartistleague.com/manleyt/portfoli.htm> >