Cesar, I know the principle of dressing up to leave the house, or go downtown, or go to church, or ride on a plane. I liked the pictures shown, but thought they were of 'uptown' streets. They were interesting, but all the women and men were so well dressed. I contrast this with my hobby interests in railroading. Pictures of railroad folks from the 1850's thru 1900's are very different. It's a whole different reality and a much grittier life. Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 9:41 PM, Cesar Matamoros II <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for the link. I finally had some time to look at it. > The one thing I found interesting was the fact that it was just street > scenes. Not all photography has to be of some big event or some monumental > scene or moment. These types of shots provides information to the present > time as to what people looked like when they took to the streets. > I know that 'culturally' while I was growing up we had clothes that we wore > at home and what we wore when we went 'out' of the house. It came from when > my parents grew up. You dressed 'up' to go to the 'city' to hide your > 'lower' economic status. > I recall having to 'dress up' while traveling on a plane. It shocked me the > first time I saw my father board a plane without a tie and suit. > These types of shots shows the world as it was. > I often liked going to the Leica Gallery in NYC for that very reason. The > shots may not have been the sharpest, but they were a snapshot of the world > as it truly was... > > César > Panama City, Florida > > Tim Øsleby wrote: >> >> Found three fascinating video clips about a young man Carl Størmer who >> photographed young girls and celebrities with a hidden camera at the >> streets of Oslo in 1893-96. For some obscure reason he ended his >> street photography after 3 years. >> The camera he used had a disk of six circular frames. He his it under >> his vest, and often approached his "victim" with a smile. >> >> The third clip shows a gost like image of author Henrik Ibsen. Carl >> Størmer must have been very fasinated by Ibsen, he is the subject in >> eight pictures. >> >> >> http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/03/19/magasinet/dokumentar/fotografi/film/ibsen/5351234/ >> There are three film clips here. Hopefully you will be able to find >> them at this norwegian page. >> The red rectangle in ULH shows the clips into full screen. >> >> > > -- > 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. -- 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.
