Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] Salgado now great image/camera ?
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 16:10:51 -0700
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On Jun 2, 2009, at 3:53 PM, George Lottermoser wrote:

> On Jun 2, 2009, at 5:37 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>> why wait for the bird to come to you....
> because the waiting, getting to know, becoming friends with,
> allowing the environment, its inhabitants and you to adapt to one  
> another
> (as you have with your patients)
> will produce a different image
> than popping in and grabbing what you find and disappearing.

I like this argument George, and I can entirely connect with the  
analogy...
>
>> that's a cute argument, but why does it give you a better photo...?
> not a "better" photograph
> (totally subjective)
>
> yet, definitely a "different" photograph.
>
> I've not seen anything like this fellows work
> according to all reviews - the huge prints take your breath away.

I have not seen the large prints...but I can imagine...

>
> It is unlikely that anyone can duplicate his vision.
>
> It's all a bit more than simply eccentric and cute.


sorry unfair of me...
>
> He's visually saying something completely different about:
> birds, environment and how we all interact;
> than our wild life Luggers.


I believe so....



Steve
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
>
>
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