oo, I like that Presidio too, Ann. That's nice. Cheers, Christine
On Apr 7, 2012, at 2:33 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Frank > I love that shot, too > and I quite like Stephen Shore - always have. Not crazy about the > lanscape ones, however. the presideo shot you link down there is wonderful > and I've been to Presidio - tiny town in texas on Rio Grande > > He gets the essence of a place very often. > > ann > > > On 4/6/2012 19:45, [email protected] wrote: >> Hey, I don't feel picked on. We're just having a discussion is all. >> >> ;-) >> >> Okay, first of all I'm just not very good at artspeak; I'm generally not >> able to articulate why something is good or not-so-good. I mostly just know >> what I like and don't like. >> >> Of that set you linked us to the first photo is brilliant. Yes, the people >> are far away and small and we can't really tell what they're doing, but >> somehow their placement in the frame "just works" and they add an incredible >> tension to the piece that lifts it far beyond what it would be if they >> weren't there. >> >> Not to pick on Larry (but since you raised the comparison<g>) but I just >> didn't get that tension or any other feeling from the people in his photos. >> >> All that being said there were some of Shore's photos in that set that >> really didn't do much for me, awards and accolades or not. However, the >> photo of the child in Yucutan was amazing! >> >> And if anyone on this list could consistently produce work like this: >> >> http://www.masters-of-photography.com/S/shore/shore_presidio_full.html >> >> then yes, they should be sending their work off to Steichen. That is one of >> the best photos I've seen. Period. Small person and all... >> >> ;-) >> >> cheers, >> frank >> >> >> >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >> Christopher Hitchens >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: Bruce Walker<[email protected]> >> Sent: April 6, 2012 4/6/12 >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Is it street photography, if there is no street? >> >> Certainly not to pick on you Frank, but with your words in mind have a >> look at the work of this celebrated photog, Stephen Shore, who has won >> more accolades and awards than the entire PDML population stacked >> end-to-end ... >> >> http://www.masters-of-photography.com/S/shore/shore_yosemite_full.html >> >> A scattering of random people, too far away to connect with etc. >> >> So what's the big deal? Or is Larry in fact the second coming of SS? >> Should he send his work to Steichen for purchase? >> >> BTW: Stephen Shore once browsed Flickr and declared it all shit. So >> that about wraps it up I guess. Good thing I've got some stuff over at >> 500px. ;-) >> >> http://2point8.whileseated.org/2006/12/12/stephen-shore-on-certainty-and-shit/ >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 12:10 AM, [email protected] >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Well, it's not street photography 'cause there's no pavement, concrete, >>> buildings, the sort of things that differentiate streets from, say, beaches. >>> >>> ;-) >>> >>> These are really nice beach and ocean photos, but I don't feel that the >>> people in the shots add much. They don't seem to be doing anything of great >>> interest, we're not close enough to get any of their personality and as >>> compositional elements, well, to me the pictures would be just as effective >>> without them. >>> >>> But hey, that's just me, what do I know? >>> >>> ;-) >>> >>> cheers, >>> frank >>> >>> >>> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >>> Christopher Hitchens >>> >>> --- Original Message --- >>> >>> From: Larry Colen<[email protected]> >>> Sent: April 1, 2012 4/1/12 >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"<[email protected]> >>> Subject: Is it street photography, if there is no street? >>> >>> There are worse things than having an hour to kill, when you're two blocks >>> from the beach, at sunset. >>> >>> I found myself taking two types of pictures, and so I split it into two >>> sets. In these I was practicing my "street photography", trying to capture >>> people at the decisive moment, sometimes shooting from the waist. As such, >>> this set may not be as technically strong as it might be, and the >>> composition might be somewhere between ad hoc and random. Even so, I find >>> these pictures rather fun, in a frivolous way: >>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629713831141/ >>> >>> There are several shots in here with a group of college age kids, 153-154 >>> and 230-232. Shortly after shooting 154, I noticed one of them had a >>> camera and got to chatting with them. One of the girls told me her name >>> was Cassandra, to which I immediately replied "I don't believe you". The >>> poor girl was totally confused and had no idea what I was talking about. >>> -- >>> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> > > -- > 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.
