Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:28 PM 12/11/2009, you wrote: >Steve Bloom's stitched street scape served as a catalyst to many >complex thoughts and feelings about: >economies, culture, people, streets, photography, photographic >limits, multimedia, printing and printing. > >Google Streetview provides banal information. I agree. I don't see any similarity between Bloom's panoramic shot and Google Streetview! The panorama takes you into another world. I don't know how he managed to photograph the whole street without attracting attention but it's as if he is invisible. That's what I've always wanted to be - invisible in the middle of another culture. I walked on many streets just like this in Kenya but attracted swarms of kids wanting their photos made, beggars asking for money, and vendors trying to sell everything imaginable. How did he manage to do this without anyone walking between him and the sidewalk view? It's amazing. Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com