Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for your comments, Ted. As you say, I'm just trying to get it all down on film right now, and I'm getting more insight regarding what and how to shoot from the fine photographers' comments posted here. I'll probably take all of the preliminary "keepers" here and have them printed on 8x10 just to make them easier to handle. And then try to arrange them somehow, and determine if I need to go back out and shoot some more. For now, it's all about the legwork. I'm a biologist, and I know the difference between "collecting" and "studying". It's best not to try to do both at the same time as the latter bogs down the former. ;-) Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ted Grant Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 6:34 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Lower 9th Ward - Now is it complete without a theme? Jeffery, For what it's worth.... everything and anything that turns you on visually it's probably a photograph of some meaning. I'd not worry too much about putting anything into packages for the moment, as it's far more important to keep documenting everything. Until we started to see your presentations, and I doubt anyone on the list had any idea just how bad it was. I was of the belief the place was crawling with clean-up crews by the thousands, heavy equipment scrapping up the mud debris and the city was getting back on its feet. Well that myth was completely shattered with your photography. I see your project as a monumental documentary to the modern times of today, what was done, what wasn't done and what has yet to be done! And worse? Quite possibly of more to come if the storm season is as bad as last and becomes worse this year. And who's to say it will or wont. What will be for sure, is this incredible series of photographs you're putting together capturing living history for those who still have no idea what it looks like and how it'll look in 1 year? 5? 10? More? If ever it's completely cleaned up and back to a functioning city. ted _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information