Trius
Waiting on Maitani
I am quite impressed with how Annie Leibovitz photographed Her Majesty and family on the occasion of Elizabeth's 90th birthday. I am especially taken with the picture of Elizabeth and Princess Anne. There is just something about that shot.
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/queen-elizabeth-poses-with-grandkids-for-new-annie-leibovitz-shoot-to-commemorate-90th-birthday/news-story/d02525b5f7ee1aab2dff5b7054a983f1
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/queen-elizabeth-poses-with-grandkids-for-new-annie-leibovitz-shoot-to-commemorate-90th-birthday/news-story/d02525b5f7ee1aab2dff5b7054a983f1
fireblade
Vincenzo.
Her photo of (XXXX) Richards with a $100 brolly box is one of my favs from her, great stuff.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bf48JKOl5HQ/S-trBc2YE3I/AAAAAAAABm8/CDGN8-3-SX8/s1600/6908-keith-lv.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bf48JKOl5HQ/S-trBc2YE3I/AAAAAAAABm8/CDGN8-3-SX8/s1600/6908-keith-lv.jpg
rogue_designer
Reciprocity Failure
She's got a good team. But it's good to see that her work is continuing to impress, and she's not just coasting on her name.
FrankS
Registered User
Very well done.
charjohncarter
Veteran
Pedestrian photos, but that doesn't mean that the subjects are not charming.
coogee
Well-known
The portrait on the steps looks very ungainly and awkward to my eye, when she is only halfway up she is neither up nor down.
I don't find the subjects charming and I'm not at all charmed by these pictures. A very tough assignment no doubt. I'm sure the vast majority who see it will think it wonderful and how it makes these beastly people seem 'almost human'.
I don't find the subjects charming and I'm not at all charmed by these pictures. A very tough assignment no doubt. I'm sure the vast majority who see it will think it wonderful and how it makes these beastly people seem 'almost human'.
Larry Cloetta
Veteran
I don't find the subjects charming and I'm not at all charmed by these pictures. A very tough assignment no doubt. I'm sure the vast majority who see it will think it wonderful and how it makes these beastly people seem 'almost human'.
I wondered how long it would take for something like this to show up.
mfogiel
Veteran
Nice family portraiture in extremely refined, muted colours that resemble the chromatic appearance of old paintings.
Having said that, and wishing Mrs. Windsor a happy anniversary, I think it is high time UK abolishes this monarchic nonsense. This is highly counter educative for young generations.
Having said that, and wishing Mrs. Windsor a happy anniversary, I think it is high time UK abolishes this monarchic nonsense. This is highly counter educative for young generations.
rodt16s
Well-known
John Bragg
Well-known
I am not sure about Ms Leibovitz work here. The best one is the group with the great grand children. The shot of the Queen and Princess Anne does not work for me as the random hand appearing from the Queen's side looks just odd and is one of my pet hates in any portrait.
mfogiel
Veteran
"Thought Monaco had a monarchy... !!"
- Yes, sort of, but it is a barter: they rule and you don't pay the taxes.
- Yes, sort of, but it is a barter: they rule and you don't pay the taxes.
Erik van Straten
Veteran
These photographs made me immediatly think of the portrait drawings - and paintings - by Ingres: the painted portrait of Mme. Moitessier from the National Gallery London (the mirrors in the background) and the priceless pencil drawing of the family of Lucien Bonaparte from the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge Massachusetts.
Erik.
Erik.
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
Actually, longer than I thought.
As was perfectly obvious, my subject was Leibovitz's work, not the monarchy.Yes, I liked the treatment of colour.
"Thought Monaco had a monarchy... !!"
- Yes, sort of, but it is a barter: they rule and you don't pay the taxes.
If I'm not mistaken the British monarchy does not rule, rather reigns. But yes, they are supported by taxation.
citizen99
Well-known
That on-line reproduction doesn't fully reflect the composition,or the quality, of the picture; like those in some UK national newspapers it is cropped, and has lost definition, brightness and shadows detail. The standard I am using for comparison is a large reproduction in a recently new paper
"theNewDay" Thursday 21 April2016
citizen99
Well-known
Not exactly taxation as a 'one-way' deal. They essentially gave up their private resources for the service of the nation, in exchange for the Civil List.
daveleo
what?
Always love her light and the somewhat magical feeling to her group portraits.
Would like to see a nice large print, face-to-face, of that first photo.
Would like to see a nice large print, face-to-face, of that first photo.
fireblade
Vincenzo.
lol..fixed....best to do only one thing at a time
