Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, I can see that, but I go to Mardi Gras every year, and it is kinda the same. It is easy to come away with some great faces, and I usually do. But my favorite essays are the ones that I put the faces into context with a little story line, maybe establishing shot, and then get into the details. Not that your pictures suffer, they just don't for a moment suggest Disneyland. (except for the caption.) On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Roger Rubin <vroger at gmail.com> wrote: > Sonny Carter wrote: "Ya know Roger, as a kid who fantasized over Doreen and > Annette, I really > > would have like to have had you stick that hecktor in your pocket and put > > something like a 15 cv on that camera so we could see more of that pretty > > girl, also the one you told us about, and the Magic Kingdom you mentioned > in > > the caption! Nice shots though." > > It's faces like that, that put the magic in The Magic Kingdom. I wander > hither and thither with my Hektor or a Canon f2 100 giving myself a 200 > base > efl.. My "normal" lens is a 28mm Ultron giving me a base efl of 56mm. I > really don't like to intrude on people's space, but have a big smile ready > when I do. As Dr. Ted said, the atmosphere is quite relaxed and EVERYONE > has > a digicam. What has happened surpasses the halcyon days of 35mm in the 60s. > It's beautiful- everyone is making images. How great is that?? Never has > the > photograph or the digital image had such a rennaissance. People generally > accept the fact that a lens is pointed at them in good spirit- this is a > marvelous time for image making art. Rog > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA