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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 48 - what a real bookshop looks like
From: "SonC (Sonny Carter)" <sonc@sonc.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 10:24:24 -0600
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Nathan:
Dang, John beat me to that comment.  I like both shots a lot, and
that's the way I see them, not from an elevated position.  If you were
doing a portrait of the shopkeeper, then I would say go closer or use
a longer focal length and lower the angle.  But that did not seem to
be the goal here.  It is a document of how it feels to be in that
shop, and I think it works well.  I even like the texture that the
ceiling and lights add to the shot.

Makes me want to go there.  The giants are ruining the experience of
book-buying from eclectic shops like this; why I'll bet there's even
the obligatory cat somewhere in the place.

Regards,

Sonny






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From: "John R. Fulton Jr." <JRFjr@compuserve.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 48 - what a real bookshop looks like


> >   This is only a minor annoyance in these shots but if you
> >had gone down on your knees then this would not have happened. Sort
of like
> >taking pictures of children.
>
>
> Nathan--
> Last I looked this was not Architectural Digest photo forum.
> I think the "keystoning", "tilt-shelves", etc are not very
offensive.
> This is with a 24 not a 21, 15 or 12 all of which would have been
> worse (I know that's no excuse, but it's true).
> "Down on your knees" would probably have brought other stuff into
the
> foreground which might have been more of a problem. This is an
> environmental portrait and a good one at that (I liked the 'main'
one
> best).
> I don't deny that it's a good idea to avoid keystoning but it is
very
> inoffensive in your photographs.
> John Fulton
> Fort Worth
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