Steve Barbour offered:
>>I, a believer that the image should speak, and need no
words...<<<<
H Steve,
Absolutely! That’s when juding and often commenting on a photograph
I really don’t want to see any words simply because on more times
than not the words completely change the “meaning of the picture”
which in turn takes away from the actual visual impact!
Are we not visual people, therefore words are meaningless in most
cases?
We’re either hit immediately by.. “WOW! Look at that!” Not by “Boy
in cap” or some other words added to what we can already see.
And if the photographic moment has been executed correctly on the
mark any good photographer or visually astute person will see the
motivating moment first and the words second as an add on or
distraction.
>>>but knowing something about some of these kids... would enable
the onlooker to see them differently,<<<
By the same token, there are times when a word or two assists in
the impact of a photograph. Not always, as it depends on the
subjects where the photo on it’s own has some kind of confusion to
it, but a word can make or break it as working or not.
ted
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] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour
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Subject: [LRflex] Re: IMG jordan...
On Feb 6, 2008, at 2:19 PM, Philippe AMARD wrote:
> Thanks Steve.
>
> Lighting, yes, probably.
>
> His eyes tell so much on these photos. More than words could.
yes...
and here as in other discussions...always the question of whether we
need to know more, and if we did...would this add or subtract from
the
image...
I, a believer that the image should speak, and need no words...
but knowing something about some of these kids... would enable the
onlooker to see them differently,
oh btw... I have Regianni singing le deserteur, with the preface
of
the words of " le dormeur du val" de Rimbaud...
I assume that song was always performed with the words of the
poem...before...
thank you,
Steve
>
>
> Thanks again.
> Philippe
>
>
> Steve Barbour wrote:
>
>>
>> On Feb 6, 2008, at 1:14 AM, Philippe AMARD wrote:
>>
>>> Steve,
>>>
>>> N°2 is a very moving photo, Jordan seems to be so lost in his
>>> thoughts.
>>>
>>> Technically, I sometimes wonder about the "sharpness plane" of
>>> some of your shots - it looks quite unpredictableto me.
>>> For example on n°2, the badge on the cap and the eyes seem
>>> perfectly in focus, and so are the right ear, and the skin of
his
>>> neck.
>>> But the jaw seems not to be so sharp when it should be as it is
>>> located in between the former two extremes.
>>> Hence a question, did you "fiddle" with the skin rendition of the
>>> jaw? or is it like this on the negative and the result of direct
>>> lighting ?
>>> "A curious mind wants to know", as the phrase will go. ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> no fiddlings Philippe...
>>
>> shot...as is,
>>
>> so perhaps due to lighting...
>>
>>
>> thanks for looking...
>>
>> a fascinating young man...
>>
>>
>> perhaps you could fathom his diagnosis... it will be lethal,
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for sharing.
>>> phx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve Barbour wrote:
>>>
>>>> a couple of photos of Jordan, visiting the clinic...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/hospital+kids/
>>>> jordan.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/hospital+kids/jordan3.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> how do these photos make you feel ?
>>>>
>>>> M7 Noctilux... BW400CN
>>>>
>>>> thank you for your comments,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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