Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have very strong feelings about what a great man Gandhi was. A great man of great man. I plan on reading a big fat book about him. -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Kevin Argue <kargue at sympatico.ca> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 08:45:15 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Gandhi with Flowers II > > I once sat in Tavistock Square in London with my M4P photographing > people coming up to the statue > of Gandhi. Some stood and bowed their head, some placed flowers, some > got on their knees and some > didn't care at all! > > Kevin Argue > Canada > > > > On 20-Aug-11, at 5:34 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> I think what makes the picture is the fact that whoever put just >> the right >> flowers in his hand and the effect that has is really something. >> My angle on it I guess is good but you're right the main thing is >> the thing >> itself. Though anytime someone points his camera at something, >> decides to >> process it and upload it to a gallery to show their friends or >> audience they >> get that credit for having made those decisions. I think often >> that's all >> photography is about. I could have uploaded flowers in a window >> again. I got >> some good ones this week. >> I like the flowers with Gandhi and the statement that made more. >> Though >> first I uploaded the wrong shot of that. >> -- >> Mark R. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >>> From: Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:48:10 +0900 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: [Leica] Gandhi with Flowers II >>> >>> Really good photograph, Mark! >>> >>> Often a photo of a statue is a photo of a work of art, and it is rare >>> to see the photographer produce something artistic vis-a-vis the >>> statue. >>> >>> Did you lighten the area surrounding Gandhi? The statue really >>> "stands" out. >>> >>> All the best, >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information