Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Clearly not Photoshopped. It is listed among her self portraits in the retrospective recently held at the Jeu de Paume in Paris in this article in Klats. http://www.klatmagazine.com/photography/vivian-maier-self-portraits-library-008/11293 *http://tinyurl.com/nqxopwo <http://tinyurl.com/nqxopwo>* There's a book out too, and I aim to buy it. Sonny On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 7:12 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > Frank, I agree with you. It must be Photoshopped. At least, I thought so. > But, then... > > Maybe she consulted with Hedy Lamarr to come up with a radio activated > shutter release trigger? > It's too early to tell. When we've all passed to the Great Analogue Tank > in the Sky, someone, somewhere, sometime will write a thesis proving this, > and, no doubt, enchance it with references to the fact that the disease > called iBola was caused by eating Apples... > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at > verizon.net> > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 11:13 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Vivian Maier with Leica > > > Or it is Photoshopped in? .... look around the neck for signs of PS...... >> >> She could have taken it, using the self timer on the Rollei.... but she >> could as easily have handed the camera to someone else to take the shot. >> >> We will never know for sure...... >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at verizon.net >> >> But I do believe she took it. >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Richard Man <richard at >> richardmanphoto.com> >> wrote: >> >> I agree that that it's probably the Rollei with a self timer. >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > ?? Look at the position of her arms--she'd had to be an orangutan >>> > to get the arm back in the coat. Additionally, you'd see a big >>> > bulge right over the shutter button. If you look at the position of >>> > the camera, a resulting picture would have had a very different bias to >>> >> the image. >> >>> > >>> > I have another theory: she shot this with her Rolleiflex, using the >>> > self-timer. The square format (and high quality) makes me suspect >>> > that's the answer. >>> > >>> > Thanks, >>> > Jim >>> > >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: LUG >>> > [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] >>> On >>> > Behalf Of Sonny Carter >>> > Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014 5:07 PM >>> > To: Leica Users Group >>> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Vivian Maier with Leica >>> > >>> > Jim, I think she took it. I think her arm was inside the coat, and >>> > her finger was on the button. If you look closely, the fabric next >>> > to the camera is bulged there. >>> > >>> > On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 3:52 PM, Jim Shulman >>> > <jshulman at judgecrater.com> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> > > Looks like a IIIc with Summitar. >>> > > >>> > > Wonder who shot the picture? >>> > > >>> > > Jim >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > -----Original Message----- >>> > > From: LUG >>> > > [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On >>> > > Behalf Of Richard Man >>> > > Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014 4:51 PM >>> > > To: Leica Users Group >>> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Vivian Maier with Leica >>> > > >>> > > Great find! >>> > > >>> > > On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Scott Gregory >>> > > <scottgregory at mac.com> >>> > > wrote: >>> > > >>> > > > I would encourage anybody to go and see the documentary at the >>> > > > Theatre concerning her life. I thought it very well done. >>> > > > >>> > > > Scott >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > > On Oct 6, 2014, at 1:48 PM, Mark Rabiner >>> > > > > <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>> > > wrote: >>> > > > > >>> > > > > Vivian Maier with Leica >>> > > > > >>> > > > > http://blamhammer.tumblr.com/image/96885754143 >>> > > > > >>> > > > > Or >>> > > > > >>> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/qj9wplm >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > -- >>> > > > > Mark William Rabiner >>> > > > > Photographer >>> > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > _______________________________________________ >>> > > > > 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 >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > -- >>> > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // >>> > > http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto >>> > > // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits >>> > > >>> > > _______________________________________________ >>> > > 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 >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Regards, >>> > >>> > Sonny >>> > http://sonc.com/look/ >>> > Natchitoches, Louisiana >>> > 1714 >>> > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase >>> > >>> > USA >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > 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 >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // >>> http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto >>> // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> 1714 >> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA