Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Ted for the high praise. There is a world of difference between 'street photography' and shooting on the street. These days many have lost what I consider to be the true essence of street photography. Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gerrywalden.co.uk On 14 Apr 2012, at 15:55, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > Gerry Walden SHOWED: > Subject: [Leica] Thoughts on street photography > > >> Street photography is about capturing a split second in that world, a >> moment that will never be repeated - it didn't exist before and will >> never exist again. It is an art form which has not equal in any other >> medium. It is now! >> >> http://archive.gwpics.com/gallery/Street-Photography/G000071HHOVlkrao > > Hi Gerry, > A wonderful collection of captured street moments that illustrate the "ART > OF OBSERVATION!" So often we see "street photography", well it's called > that and there isn't any real "CONTENT" to catch the eye because it merely > illustrataes "ho hum" just another exposure of nothing. > > Some years ago I did a series on "Street photography" :-) But took the > wording as one might imagine by a lay person not understanding "what it > means to photographers." > > So I shot nothing but "STREETS!" all kinds of things from painted road > signs to horse dung from horse drawn tourist carts. Actually it was "kind > of interesting?" But I really didn't have my heart in the project and > threw the lot away! AAAHHHH such is life sometimes. :-) > > cheers, > ted > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information