Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This was on either IFC or Sundance earlier this week and was very good. Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies On Jun 30, 2006, at 10:09 AM, bill harting wrote: > See this movie. Went to the Boston MFA yesterday to see the James > Nachtwey movie "War Photographer". He couldn't be at the screening > because he is in Iraq. It begins with the quote "If you pictures > aren't good enough you're not close enough," a quote we all know > and love. Well worth seeing, though he uses OT equipment, he sure > has on-target eyes. Released in 2001, I think, so does not have any > of the wars since then, but still very current and powerful. An on- > camera video camera some of the time shows what he is shooting > while he is shooting. And the cinematographer deserves credit too > for following Nachtwey around. Still to be screened a few times in > July. > > While there I looked in at the Laura McPhee exhibit of photos blown > up (and I mean blown up -- about 6 feet in the short dimension) > from 8x10 negs. Jim Hemenway, you don't need a big camera, just a > big enlarger, it would seem. Beautifuly done, but the pictures in > my view don't amount to much. > > Bill h > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information