I'm with you here Tom. I looked at the link and thought "blah", "flat-line". But maybe other people see something that stirs some emotion? I just dont know.
On 5/8/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Fernando, > > You're right. I'm not a street photographer and do not aspire to be. I > have found some photography in the genre to be very appealing, however, > including one of Godfrey's exhibited here a year or so ago. It was of an > older genteel lady, sitting up sleeping on a bench. I thought it was > exquisitely composed and made a very powerful statement. I would go so far > as to say that IT was a great photograph. > > I simply believe this image is no where near as good. > > > Tom C. > > > > >From: "Fernando Terrazzino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > >Subject: Re: Re: > >Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 14:20:40 -0400 > > > >Hi Tom, > > > >Let me start saying, that without getting into the story that came > >with the image (which lifts the image into a different arena) and > >speaking strictly about the photographic properties of the image, even > >though I understand the appeal of the photograph and I like (I repeat, > >I like) the way it's framed and the elements in the photograph, and > >also I may add that to my eye is an example, albeit not a totally > >clear one, of a photograph that tells a story (even without Godfrey's > >explanation I wonder who this person is, if the dog belongs to her, > >why is she holding her jacket in that way, etc) In my opinion it could > >be better with a less tight framing, not because I want to see "the > >dog's legs" (the way the dog is framed I actually like) but to include > >maybe some person passing by, looking at her that might actually > >connect the person with the viewer, etc. > > > >Now, I think you are being unfare saying that this is an easy-to-take > >image, to me that means that you never really tried this genre, which > >is probably the total opposite to the kind of photography that I see > >from you, and that I greatly enjoy. > > > >Here, you have a split second to decide how to frame a subject, mostly > >instinctively, that's problably why if you see the contact sheets of > >some of the masters of street photography you will see that they suck, > >most of it is done in the editing process, were the eye of the > >photographer-curator selects what deserves to be published. > > > >I for one am happy to see this new work of Godfrey, I enjoy his > >flawless photographs, but is certainly healthy to see him posting also > >this other work, I hope he keeps posting more of this. > > > >As a viewer I do enjoy looking at this genre, I like this quote that I > >read somewhere: "Street photography is photography for photographers" > >because only knowing how difficult is to get results you learn to > >enjoy it. That's the best way I can put it. > > > >And finally, I'm not a street photographer, now I'm just merely in a > >phase were I'm trying to take some photographs in the street, I enjoy > >the process, the thrill and the adrenaline, and from time to time I > >nail some photos that I enjoy and even share. The rate of pictures > >taken versus keepers went down, but I find the process more enjoyable, > >and this has also given me the chance to admire some work that belongs > >to people that excels in that type of photography. > > > >I also welcome the photographs of posters that seem to loosen up a > >little bit more often, from the top of my head I can name Boris, Jack, > >Marnie, Paul and the king of them all Frank. Makes the PDML more > >enjoyable for me. > > > >Cheers, > > > >Fernando > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
