Dave, > Subtlety is probably the one thing I like most in landscapes. Big > grain is bound to add atmosphere to a photo like that :) >
I'm guessing that you would enjoy Fay Godwin's landscapes then. Her use of light and shade is extremely subtle. Her pictures are very good and interesting. I could go to the same places as she goes, but never see what she sees and photographs so well. > I haven't seen the Magnum book, but the public library has > two copies > at different locations, both of which are inconvenient. I've made a > note to rush in and borrow one as soon as I can make it across town. > I think it is the human factor that distinguishes the pictures in Magnum Landscape from more traditional landscape photography. The photos are not really about landscape, but about the human relationship with the landscape/environment. The book includes some interesting essays. Can you not order the book and have it delivered to your local library, or to a mobile library (if you have such a thing)? -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of David Mann > Sent: 26 June 2006 07:41 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: A fret, and other mysteries of the sea > > On Jun 24, 2006, at 6:51 AM, Bob W wrote: > > > Thanks. I don't know if that one works or not, but it is actually a > > fret! I haven't looked at the negative yet, but I think the grain > > would be monstrous in a large enlargement - it is Tri-X after all. > > It's one of those photos that appeals to me in a subtle way. > Subtlety is probably the one thing I like most in landscapes. Big > grain is bound to add atmosphere to a photo like that :) > > > I wouldn't describe you as a boring landscaper at all - I > get a lot of > > pleasure from looking at your work, even if I don't comment much. > > I was writing in quite general terms; a lot of people do find > landscapes to be boring. While I do like a pretty picture, I also > find many of my own photos to be a bit stale. Lately I've been > trying to add some kind human element to my landscapes, usually as a > small detail. This won't be reflected in my scanning project for a > while, as I'm only up to mid-2000 (early 2001 for the medium format). > These are the only examples I have in my system at the moment that > have actual people in them: > http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/photodb/view.php?p=8&t=1 > http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/photodb/view.php?p=27&t=1 > (I'm a little less fond of the second one now) > Here's another interesting one which I considered as a PAW. The > little building in the background is the Church of the Good > Shepherd, > which is where all the tourist buses stop. It's a very small > church, > and is extremely popular as a wedding location. The view > from inside > is... pretty good. > http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/photodb/view.php?p=421 > > > I cannot do the type of landscape that you do - even if I > lived in NZ. > > For myself I try to do the kind of thing you can see in the book > > Magnum Landscape. Not always successfully. > > I haven't seen the Magnum book, but the public library has > two copies > at different locations, both of which are inconvenient. I've made a > note to rush in and borrow one as soon as I can make it across town. > > - Dave > > > -- > 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
