Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Number 1. There is no reason, based on what we saw in "War Photographer," and what we see in Nachtwey's photos, to believe anything other than that described by Feli; No.s 2 &3 - Dead on right. On 9/7/05 11:40 AM, "Neil Schneider" <neilsimages@pipeline.com> wrote: > > On Sep 7, 2005, at 9:31 AM, feli wrote: > >> >> On Sep 7, 2005, at 1:27 AM, Paul wrote: >> >>> It's all a question of attitude. I remember a conversation in >>> Sarajevo - long after the war - when a survivor was telling me how >>> much everyone had detested the photographers who, during the siege, >>> would turn up with their long lenses and sit in an armoured car and >>> wait to get a picture of an old lady getting shot by a sniper on her >>> way to the market. They hated them almost as much as the snipers >>> themselves. I pointed out that I was a photographer too, and that I'd >>> just been taking pictures of him. He said it wasn't the same thing at >>> all. >> >> I saw "War Photographer" a few while back. One thing I noticed is that >> it appears >> that Nactwey doesn't seem to be shoot with anything longer than the >> 2.8/28-70 >> or 2.8/24-70. Pretty much every other shooter in the film seemed to >> have at least one camera >> with a 80-200. Quite often it looked like Nachtwey had a 1.4/35 or 24; >> sometimes even a plain >> 50 mounted. Given the circumstances this man shoots under and the >> photos he produces, >> that is very close. >> >> feli >> > > Number one, Don't believe everything you see in the movies. > Number two, Those that are professional photojournalists on this list > know the first rule is get the picture. That's your job. > Number three, Those on this list that are not professionals, have the > option of determining what & who to shoot by their heart. > > Sorry to those who disagree, but that's how it is in the field. > > Neil > > "Predicting the future is mostly a matter of managing not to blink as > you witness the present" -- William Gibson > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information