Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/18
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Ever noticed the "sharpness" factor of great master painters' works?
Some are razor sharp, some almost need new eyeglasses...
We're lucky to have these tools to bring about
o-u-r VISION !
I'm usually more impressed by their composition, color and lighting.
AJQ
At 00:39 +0100 18/03/99, Bruce Feldman wrote:
>Just came across this quote, which says it all:
>
>"I'm always amused by the ideas that certain people have about technique,
>which translates into an immoderate taste for the sharpness of the image.
>Is it a passion for detail? For perfection? Or do they hope to get closer
>to reality with this trompe l'oeil? They are, by the way, as far away from
>the real issues as other generations of photographers were when they
>obscured their subjects in soft-focus effects."
>
> -- HCB, quoted in American Photo, Sept/Oct '97, p. 76.
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I'll die a rebel."
DUNE VII