Comments on: Eudora Welty: Photographs of New York http://www.clusterflock.org/2009/01/eudora-welty-photographs-of-new-york.html thoughts, questions, original art and content and links to stuff we think is of interest; a group blog dedicated to pretty much everything. by people you would like to meet at a party; proof of intelligent life on the planet; inhabited by Internet hunter gatherers in the pre-apocalyptic realm; a destination that offers constellations of stimulating links to popular (and not so popular) culture; a group blog dedicated to culture: art, design, music, food, architecture, science, travel, movies, books, typography, politics, etc.; inclusive of geezers!; a delightful mixture of orange words and pictures of well, the insides of a stuffed animal–delightful all the same; the social network I never thought I’d join. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:23:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Phil Bebbington http://www.clusterflock.org/2009/01/eudora-welty-photographs-of-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-336966 Phil Bebbington Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:30:19 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=17041#comment-336966 Sorry, Sheila. This is a great shot and thanks for posting it and the additional information and links. Sorry, Sheila. This is a great shot and thanks for posting it and the additional information and links.

]]> By: Phil Bebbington http://www.clusterflock.org/2009/01/eudora-welty-photographs-of-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-336963 Phil Bebbington Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:29:26 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=17041#comment-336963 Very often the skill of a street photographer is the ability to apparently "click away" capturing shots randomly when that random clicking comes out of lots of practice. Shooting from the hip can be like that - a total inability to frame and yet, if you know your camera, with experience you can pretty much get what you tried for every time. I think it also comes from a confidence that often shooting digital removes or never develops - the confidence to take one shot and one only, to get up close and not use zoom, manual cameras. This isn't me bad mouthing digital, I would never do that, it is about the shot and not the means of capture, it is perfectly possible to shoot like this with any camera. I guess what I'm trying to say, badly, is that through practice snapping away can still be controlled to ensure there is a higher probability that you will get what you want. Very often the skill of a street photographer is the ability to apparently “click away” capturing shots randomly when that random clicking comes out of lots of practice. Shooting from the hip can be like that – a total inability to frame and yet, if you know your camera, with experience you can pretty much get what you tried for every time. I think it also comes from a confidence that often shooting digital removes or never develops – the confidence to take one shot and one only, to get up close and not use zoom, manual cameras. This isn’t me bad mouthing digital, I would never do that, it is about the shot and not the means of capture, it is perfectly possible to shoot like this with any camera.

I guess what I’m trying to say, badly, is that through practice snapping away can still be controlled to ensure there is a higher probability that you will get what you want.

]]> By: Daryl Scroggins http://www.clusterflock.org/2009/01/eudora-welty-photographs-of-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-336244 Daryl Scroggins Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:38:32 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=17041#comment-336244 Sorry then; I guess I didn't make the connection between the Brownie camera (which was a thing of her time) and a digital camera of today. And the "oh look" sounded decidedly deadpan. Sorry then; I guess I didn’t make the connection between the Brownie camera (which was a thing of her time) and a digital camera of today. And the “oh look” sounded decidedly deadpan.

]]> By: David Grossblatt http://www.clusterflock.org/2009/01/eudora-welty-photographs-of-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-336183 David Grossblatt Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:58:16 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=17041#comment-336183 Daryl ;My comment was a pun. I actually knew and loved Miss Welty and hold her art in high esteem. My reference was to this new computer age where anyone can take a digital camera point ,shoot and upload. Daryl ;My comment was a pun. I actually knew and loved Miss Welty and hold her art in high esteem. My reference was to this new computer age where anyone can take a digital camera point ,shoot and upload.

]]> By: Lucy Foley http://www.clusterflock.org/2009/01/eudora-welty-photographs-of-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-336168 Lucy Foley Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:50:02 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=17041#comment-336168 David, have you heard of Garry Winogrand? He had a variety of shooting styles, but for his street material, he largely "pointed and clicked away". On the street, on the spot, are often not the best places for "giving any thought to the subject" in street photography. Editing afterwards, is. David, have you heard of Garry Winogrand? He had a variety of shooting styles, but for his street material, he largely “pointed and clicked away”. On the street, on the spot, are often not the best places for “giving any thought to the subject” in street photography. Editing afterwards, is.

]]> By: John Buaas http://www.clusterflock.org/2009/01/eudora-welty-photographs-of-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-336094 John Buaas Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:12:53 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=17041#comment-336094 Sheila, you're too kind. Thanks for the plug--and for remembering those posts in the first place. Sheila, you’re too kind. Thanks for the plug–and for remembering those posts in the first place.

]]> By: Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org/2009/01/eudora-welty-photographs-of-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-336008 Sheila Ryan Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:12:40 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=17041#comment-336008 I recommend John's <a href="http://blogmeridian.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Blog Meridian</a> posts on Eudora Welty's photographs, both <a href="http://blogmeridian.blogspot.com/2007/06/capturing-transience.html" rel="nofollow">"Capturing Transience"</a> and <a href="http://blogmeridian.blogspot.com/2007/06/home-by-dark-speculative-reading.html" rel="nofollow"><em>Home by Dark</em>: A speculative reading</a>. I recommend John’s Blog Meridian posts on Eudora Welty’s photographs, both “Capturing Transience” and Home by Dark: A speculative reading.

]]> By: Daryl Scroggins http://www.clusterflock.org/2009/01/eudora-welty-photographs-of-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-335949 Daryl Scroggins Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:44:04 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=17041#comment-335949 Who knows what she might have accomplished, David, if she could have kneeled before you first to receive your sage advice. Who knows what she might have accomplished, David, if she could have kneeled before you first to receive your sage advice.

]]> By: David Grossblatt http://www.clusterflock.org/2009/01/eudora-welty-photographs-of-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-335945 David Grossblatt Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:39:54 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=17041#comment-335945 oh look at the light ,shading, and framing. I wonder if Welty pointed her Brownie and clicked away or gave any thought to her subject oh look at the light ,shading, and framing. I wonder if Welty pointed her Brownie and clicked away or gave any thought to her subject

]]> By: Cindy Scroggins http://www.clusterflock.org/2009/01/eudora-welty-photographs-of-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-335942 Cindy Scroggins Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:28:27 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=17041#comment-335942 That's a really interesting photo--I've come back to it a couple of time. I love Eudora Welty (mostly her words, but her photographs are mighty fine, too.) That’s a really interesting photo–I’ve come back to it a couple of time.

I love Eudora Welty (mostly her words, but her photographs are mighty fine, too.)

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