The original photo was shot 1924 by Eugen Atget: http://www.masters-of-photography.com/A/atget/atget_quai_danjou_full.html I could not resist to try my own version. It hasn't changed much since 1924. Paris is an very old lady who breathes slowly.
Antonella, first of all many thanks for your friendly comments, glad you liked some of my pics ! Second: You know I still keep away from digital aslo because BW looks not as I need it and because of that lack of personal experience I am a bad adviser for this issue. But oh yes, this is a true improvent and tho still looking different from BW film it has a nice character now because of some really black but not too dark portions within this mostly light grey environment. One cannot speak of large tonal range but it's looking nice nevertheless. Content and composition are fine anyway, you caught a real decisive moment in the sense of the word of HCB .
Excellent perspective, the 25 mm focal of the Bessa lens at its best here. Great B/W. I'm telling you this because I have also a Bessa L with a 21 mm and Roger Williams was so kind to give me a lot of advices, since my first shots came up overlapped ( no mention on the instructions'booklet that the shutter lever was to be pushed all the way in one single stroke... ), but, despite this inconvenient, the resolution and sharpness of the lens in the few pictures that came out right was amazing. Excellent photo,Bertram! Many congrats, Antonella 7
I like your version, a good tribute. Not an imitation, a different treatment of the same scene (thank you for the URL). My friend and I visit places together, but come away with quite different pictures! I love the visual quality of the images you get with the 25mm lens and Kodak T400. I coudn't get on with that film at all, but I certainly like these results.
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