Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/04

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Subject: [Leica] What are the most important aspects of a photographic image?
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:23:04 -0600
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On Jan 4, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote:

> I think photography has always been about paring down reality, selecting 
> from the whole world in front of that lens, that which is most relevant 
> for that image, to put in the frame, and eliminating whatever is 
> superfluous.
> 
> Sometimes, color is superfluous.


Well said Alan.
And the same can be said of each visual art, in both 2 and 3 dimensional 
work;
and with slight variation of: music and literature as well.

Essence, essential, eloquence, etc.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
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In reply to: Message from amr3 at uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak) ([Leica] What are the most important aspects of a photographic image?)