Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/22

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Subject: [Leica] Triangles
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:28:35 -0500
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On Apr 21, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Robert Meier wrote:

> I have gone back to the same bridge over the Mississippi and made a shot 
> with the Hasselblad.  Both the original 35mm rectangle and the Hasselblad 
> square are here side by side.   I would appreciate comments on the 
> comparison and your reactions to the two.    Thanks, Robert
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Robert+Meier/Black+and+White/Triangles.jpg.html

They seem so totally different as to become almost incomparable.
I see the vertical as a very strong composition while still representing 
reality.
I see the square as pure design wherein that design becomes the subject.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
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