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Yeah I saw that I and for sure couldn't pass it up. Reading the menu at Henri's taken with the Henri....But the word HENRI, was the Leica in house code name for the Monochrom camera prior to launch.
Thanks Dave....The moment I saw this image I immediately thought "Norman Rockwell" written all over it! That girl, that dress, that puffy jacket on top of her dress along with her apparent wonderment in staring at the poster (in front of her)! Great Capture!
Dave (D&A)
LOL, it's all relative. Years ago when working on a major project in NYC and vacinity photographing workers in industrial setting much like yours (with a Leica RF and B&W film of course)this New Yorker (originally from the Bronx and the Island) would be confronted by the those in the factories and they would detect I was from the suburbs due to my mannerismsand maybe the look of wonderment in my eye.woody is an up-town boy;. i'm 50% brooklyn, 50% downtown, of course a transplant from oregon
You're welcome. All she needed was a ice cream cone in her hand, slightly dripping while she starred straight ahead and the illusion of a Norman Rockwell image would have been complete.Thanks Dave....
One day my prince....um I mean my monochrom will come. The question is when...LOL, enjoying this thread emensely in addition to having the opportunity to shoot the monochrom.You bet. Much more than I expected. Too little time to shoot though.
Joe
Unfortunately even if she would have had one its been to cold around her to melt anything. We are getting just a taste of spring today but this is really the first we've seen of anything that remotely looks like it.You're welcome. All she needed was a ice cream cone in her hand, slightly dripping while she starred straight ahead and the illusion of a Norman Rockwell image would have been complete.
Dave (D&A)
Lou, that didn't escape me, being well aware of the "HENRI" connection in the image....but the strength of the image I believe to most (hopefully so), was the Norman Rockwell-ish elements that comprised the image. Where the viewing public might recognize this, only Leicafiles would connect with the "HENRI" aspect.But the word HENRI, was the Leica in house code name for the Monochrom camera prior to launch.
We've had a long cold winter back east too but today is definitely spring-like and the Blooming of the National Cherry Blossom trees can't be far behind.Unfortunately even if she would have had one its been to cold around her to melt anything. We are getting just a taste of spring today but this is really the first we've seen of anything that remotely looks like it.
Heres the photo that I took that has the Leica MM reference.Dave, I am none of those and not a clue who/what HENRI is. Could you give a web link to the picture you allude to and how that relates to the picture you commented on? Thanks.
Ok, thought you would have known. Agree with the NR elements to image. It's just that the spelling gave it away to me as being French and then HCB came to mind tout de suite.Lou, that didn't escape me, being well aware of the "HENRI" connection in the image....but the strength of the image I believe to most (hopefully so), was the Norman Rockwell-ish elements that comprised the image. Where the viewing public might recognize this, only Leicafiles would connect with the "HENRI" aspect.
Dave (D&A)
Thanks, Dave. i figured that out. The other name drop and how that connects to that photo, I am still confused though.Heres the photo that I took that has the Leica MM reference.
http://www.getdpi.com/forum/502417-post1433.html
Henri is what the Leica MM is referred to and that because of Henri Cartier-Bresson a Leica champion.
So I could find the file easily again. He's actually a gold miner.Just out of curiosity, what made you decide to title the above photo "Bearded Man?"
You mean when I referenced the name "Norman Rockwell" to the image everyone refers to as "HENRI"? Norman Rockwell" was a quintessential American illustrator for the Saturday evening Post. His illustrations depicted everyday people in typical everyday type situations that we're all seen in and settings that for many was the essence of everyday American life in the 40's, 50's and 60's Typical Americana as some have referred to it. Many times the illustration is a shown as a slight exaggeration of a person or seen that is all too familiar to most of us.Thanks, Dave. i figured that out. The other name drop and how that connects to that photo, I am still confused though.
Yes, correct. faces & expressions were a key feature of Rockwell's illustrations (but not always) but almost equally important was both the garb (clothes) the person was wearing (many times it's appearance or style exaggerated) as was the body posture or positioning of the individual. As you correctly stated, the viewer cannot see the face of the girl in Allen's photo, unfortunately, but her dress and overcoat in my opinion almost looks exaggerated in the style I'd often see illustrated by Norman Rockwell, along with her almost innocence or possibly wonderment at what she was staring at.Dave I thought you were talking about an unknown Norman Rockwell. Now, that you gone in to so much description (I appreciate that), I am at a loss to see any connection whatsoever to his illustrations and Allen's photo. Faces and expressions are a key element in Norman Rockwell's illustrations, if i understand it correctly.