Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bruce wrote: > The Minamata shot was taken > in broad daylight, I understand, yet it looks like it was shot in > candlelight. As I recall the light wasn´t all that good! I had to use some Tungsten light when I shot the same sequence for my TV documentary. But despite the extra light I could hardly use any of that scene since Tomoko´s mother kept giggling all the time. She did that out of courtesy! In Japan you are not supposed to show your own sorrow or sadness to an outside guest. So in order to hide their true feelings the Japanese often tend to hide themselves behind a giggle. Gene´s photograph did not suffer from that, but on 16mm film with sound it was truly disastrous. > For instance, it was always well known that his Minamata shot of > the mother bathing the handicapped boy was set up; I believe he described > how he did it in an article or interview I read somewhere. Gene certainly did not step into that bathroom by coincidence! I am pretty sure he had arranged everything well in advance, and was properly invited. If that means he was "setting up" that shot - so be it! Claes