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

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Subject: [Leica] Triangles
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:37:57 -0500 (CDT)
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George,

Thanks for your comment, on the square one especially.   'that design  
becomes the subject' is exactly the way I was thinking when I took  
that picture, which I have realized only now when I read your  
comment.   Very perceptive.  Thanks.

Robert

On Apr 22, 2011, at 9:29 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:

>
> 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
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