You can also see the photo here: http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/photography/magnify.php?image id=im00275
although this version is from a low quality photogravure that Emerson was very unhappy with. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of P. J. Alling > Sent: 22 March 2007 00:22 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: 'An object lesson in how to look at photographs' > > The animated photo is enough to keep me away. I'll try again > later when > I'm less annoyed. > > Bob W wrote: > > I recently bought the book "The Old Order and the New: P H > Emerson and > > Photography (1885-1895)". As well as including most of Emerson's > > photographs, which are very worthwhile, it has some > fascinating essays > > by John Taylor, who (I think) curated the accompanying exhibition. > > > > One of the most interesting essays is about the photo > called Gathering > > Water Lilies, shown (annoyingly animated) on the exhibition's home > > page: > > http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/emerson/home.asp > > > > There is some audio of John Taylor discussing this photo - > essentially > > the content of the essay - and why it is an object lesson in how to > > look at photographs. I found it a very interesting analysis - I hope > > you do too. Click the audio link on this page. It lasts about 5 > > minutes: > > > http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/emerson/gathering_water_lillies. > > asp > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > -- > Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the > sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt > nslpn raq liot. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
