Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This raises the very interesting question of what we 'see' when we shoot, and on what level of consciousness we see it. We've probably all had the experience of looking at a contact sheet - or group of digital images - and seeing a really great shot that we didn't recall was that great. So did we subconsciously see the elements in it, and is that why we shot it? Or are those shots pure dumb luck? I tend to vote for the former, rather than the latter - but why wouldn't I? :-) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Alan Magayne-Roshak Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 2:04 PM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] Peter Klien's Second Shot > Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:05:04 -0800 > From: Peter Klein <pklein@2alpha.net> > Subject: [Leica] Speaking of Street Photography > Here's another one, this time on Boylston Street right across from > Copley Square and Trinity Church. The worker was building the > reviewing stand for April 19th (Patriot's Day) parade. This time I > knew it was all about composition, the idea of a "framer" framed by > his own handiwork. > http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/oldpics/framer.htm What I like about this shot is the similar, reversed shape of the man in the church window on the left. I think your subconscious noticed and made you take the picture. I used to find surprises like this in my street shooting all the time. I wouldn't know why I took a shot until later, so after a while I got comfortable letting my gut determine the pictures. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak Senior Photographer Visual Imaging Univ. of Wis.- Milwaukee Information & Media Technologies amr3@uwm.edu (414) 229-6525 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information