On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:06 PM, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > Bill Sawyer, Mark Cassino and I spent a few hours viewing the Avedon show at > the Detroit Institute of the Arts. We also reviewed the museum's excellent > photography collection, a retrospective that spans 100 years and includes a > number of iconic images. The Avedon work invites scrutiny, in that the > lighting is sometimes very complex and the degree of contrast varies > greatly. A very interesting and informative show. > > After touring the two exhibits, we dropped in at a nearby brewpub, "Traffic > Jam and Snug," for a bite. I shot bill and Mark at the table with the K7 and > DA* 16-50. Bill is f 3.5, 1/13th, Mark is f2.8, 1/13th. Both at ISO 3200: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9927160&size=lg > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9927163&size=lg > > I drove Woodward up through the city on the way home. While a couple of > blocks surrounding the museum are nice, most of the way the neighborhoods to > either side of Woodward are battle scarred, dangerous and decrepit. > However, about a mile north of the museum, the New Center neighborhood > (which was new many, many years ago) boasts a few very nice streets and some > lovely homes. Some of the houses are in disrepair and a few are boarded up, > but compared to the rest of the area, it's an oasis. I snapped a couple of > pics: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9927165&size=lg > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9927166&size=lg > > But Detroit is a study in contrast. Just across Woodward I saw this: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9927170&size=lg > > Detroit was on the verge of making a comeback ten years ago or so. The > current downturn isn't helping. I expect it will come roaring back some day, > but it will probably be long after I'm gone from both this area and this > life. >
I think I've seen Bill before, but upon seeing Mark's photo, I realized I don't recall seeing a pic of him before. Both good pics; thanks for sharing. Quite a study in contrasts in your photos of Detroit's residences (and ex-residences). cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
