Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I knew that. Just playing along... It probably reflects the respondent's own fears in a psychobabble way :-O JDF - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Walden" <gwpics@ntlworld.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 12:35 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] FOM2 - Depressing > I feel very guilty about the posting I made with the above heading. It was > made tongue in cheek as a half funny posting and hence the little face at > the end of it. I guess there is a difference in the American and British > senses of humour because there have been a number of postings reassuring me > that my work is good enough to submit, and that I shouldn't commit suicide > yet for a while! Just to reassure those of you who are concerned about my > future, my work is amongst the work submitted and displayed ready to be > judged with the others. However, the kind words and concern were much > appreciated! I think I will be round for a little longer, mainly because > nobody offered to buy my cameras at a good price ;>) > > Regards to all > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden LRPS > www.gwpics.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tina Manley > Sent: 19 November 2002 22:43 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] FOM2 - Depressing > > > At 04:45 PM 11/19/02 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > > Gerry Walden wrote: > > > > The more I look at the FOM2 the more depressed I get about my own > > > > inadequacies. Such great images, and all taken on Leica. Anybody in > the > > > > market for my cameras as I am thinking of taking up needlepoint! ;>( > > > > > > > > Gerry > > Gerry - > > You are going about it the wrong way. Instead of looking at the best > images on FMO2 - and there is an abundance of wonderful photos this year - > go through and pick out the ones which prompt you to say, "Now why did they > submit that?" Out of almost 900 photos there are bound to be some that you > question. > Concentrate on those and tell yourself, "I can do better than that with my > eyes shut!" > > Your photos that I've seen are certainly worthy of inclusion in the FMO2. > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > > images available from: > http://www.pdiphotos.com > http://www.mira.com > http://www.agpix.com > http://www.newscom.com > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html