Thanks I agree. But on balance I have to say that Depardon is a far better photographer than I could ever hope to be! And having a nice picture of some cows is unlikely to get me an invite to join Magnum.
Although I might get an invite to join Moognum. Bob > > I think yours is a better match - more similarities with the > original painting - > > -p > > Bob W wrote: > > There is a really interesting exercise going on over on the Magnum > > blog at the moment, where people are choosing Magnum photos which > > evoke a well-known work of art. The shortlist is up on the > blog at the > > moment, and makes fascinating viewing, not least because it > shows an > > awful lot of photos that I have never seen before. > > > http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2008/11/surfing_the_archive_competition_e > > ntries.htm > > l > > > > Why "At last!"? > > > > Remember a few months ago I posted some pictures from the > source of the Thames? > > I said that one of my photos reminded me of a well-known painting, > > which I thought was a Rembrandt. Several people tried to > help me find > > the right one, to no avail. Well, the painting I'm thinking of is > > entry number 65 on the blog, and is by Thomas Sidney Cooper and > > Frederick Richard Lee. It's paired with a photo by one of > my favourite Magnum photographers, Raymond Depardon. > > > > Here's my humble imitation: > > http://www.web-options.com/TP2008/content/_8308296_large.html > > > > And the original - Evening In The Meadows: > > http://tinyurl.com/6xwclc > > > > > http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=8511 > > &searchid= > > 12069&tabview=image -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
