[Leica] elmarit 135 BULL FIGHTING!

[ruben at rhodos.dk (Ruben)]

I would like to see #4 :-) or did that get all messy for the matador ?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 6:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] elmarit 135 BULL FIGHTING!


>> Fran?ois Berton  showed:
>>>> some photographs with elmarit 135
>>>> This summer, corrida in the south of France
>>>> http://perso.wanadoo.fr/photos.francois.b/Petites%20Images.htm<<<<<<<
>
> ted said:
>> It's always tough to edit our own work, but in this case #1 is such a
>> wonderful peak action right on the mark photograph it couldn't be any
>> better. So it wasn't necessary to show the other two as there isn't any
>> comparison.<<<<<<<<
>
> B. D. Colen resonded::
> Subject: RE: [Leica] elmarit 135
>
>
>> Now this one Ted, is clearly what horse races are all about...
>> I'd go for three and dump one and two - despite his having caught the
>> bull in mid-air in 1.
>>
>> Why? Because three is far more suggestive of danger to the bull fighter,
>> and also catches action... <<<<<<
>
> Hi B.D.,
> OK it's how we as "editors" look at the picture.
>
> I see the body line of the Matador in such a graceful fashion while the 
> bull is captured mid-air as in the peak action. And in my defence I'm 
> looking at the action more than the danger involved to the Matador because 
> he looks so graceful and not in danger. Although maybe crazy! ;-)
>
> I can well understand your #3 selection if it were a photograph pertaining 
> to a story on the dangers of being an "idiot bull fighter." ;-) And you'd 
> definitely be correct.
>
> So OK, we give him a two picture spread, run both at the top of the Sports 
> page! ;-) You do the danger piece and I'll do the action side. :-)
>
> ted
>
>
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