Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/03

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From: John Bohner <johnbohner@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 20:16:53 -0800

This thread is enough to draw out even a lurker like myself. I am not
certain who, but someone on this list reminded us all that "truth is the
first victum in war".  As yet another LA Times reader I am  disturbed at a
fundamental level by this falsification. Curiously, I attended a support
the troops ralley on Sunday and heard locals complaining that the local
paper's pictures only showed " a few people" when we knew there were
hundreds.  As I was there photographing I noticed how very hard it was to
get an image that showed the hundreds (albeit spread out) of people in
attendence.  It did occur to me the only way to do it was in photoshop and
I thought to myself, no thats not what I want to see, even if it better
portrays the "feelings" I got at the scene.
As to comparisons with print or film.  I think that the LA Times got a what
Michael Moore deserved for his fiction "Bowling for Columbine".  Nobody
ever said the world was fair!

John B

PS you folks are still putting out some great images...thanks. I enjoy them
all.
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