Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D.- As a frequent visitor to my favourite city--London and a photog who likes to wander its streets with Leica-M and black and white, I have to agree. The two photos selected are the best but need work, however, the rest would not be an endorsement for Leica cameras. The idea was great, the execution not so great. Kevin Argue St. Catharines, Ontario Canada > From: B D Colen <bdcolen@MIT.EDU> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:35:50 -0500 > To: lug@leica-users.org > Subject: [Leica] London challenge shoot > > Okay, fook it! Call me nasty; call me tasteless; call me cruel... > Normally I remain silent in the face of mundane, or boring, or nice but > uninspired, or just plain crappy photo posts. In fact, most of the time I > don't > say anything unless I am really moved by a photo. But in the undoubtedly > foolish belief that people really want honest comments when they post > photos, > and with the very loud and clear caveat that I am normally a real admirer > of > Steve Unsworth's work...(And with the further caveat that this group of > photographers may be among the world's most talentless, but they happened > to > be > hopelessly drunk or on drugs on the day in question ;-) )... > > I don't think I have ever seen such a basically crappy collection of snappy > shots as is contained in that London shoot. With one exception - the shot > of > the mime and the kid, almost everyone is an idea that the shooter failed to > pull off. The shot of the handicapped guy buying coffee - or whatever - > comes > close as an idea, but the shooter didn't get close enough to get the shot > right. > > B. D. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information