Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Slobo, Pray tell me HTF can I "ante up"? Jerry slobodan dimitrov wrote: > While I think highly of Marc, in this instance I will have to agree > with you, Phillipe. > Anyone who doesn't take a turn anteing up with the rest of us, has > sidelined themselves as being irrelevant. > > s.d. > > > On Oct 26, 2007, at 11:24 AM, Philippe Orlent wrote: > > Marc, > > I could go with that. > But then again, a forum of Leica users where people only would talk > about using it could quickly become rather, how should I put it, boring. > > Not that I am against that. In fact, I'm interested in the broadest > possible mix of people talking about any and every aspect of > photography. Especially with Leica, because for that specific type of > camera (let's equal Leica to M, to keep it simple*), some > choices/aspects seem sometimes strange. But always interesting. I find > that fascinating. > So streetphotography vs photojournalism vs art photography vs a > technical or theoretical approach (benchmarking and testing included) > vs a deep interest in the historic apsect of the brand vs ... > > I'm all very open to that. > But when reading your mails, I get the impression that you're not. > > Which is strange, on a forum, because that's what a forum is about: > sharing. > Unless it's the Leica Elitist Group. Which this forum is not. At > least, that's what I think. > > So, please, share. > Being on an island too long does strange things with people's ways. > > Philippe > > BTW: which 'Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!' man are you? The 'No man > ever dies without another man being grateful.' man, or the 'You can't > have a good bass man without a good grass man' man? > > * And yes, I agree Leica lenses are superb, too. On whatever camera. > > > > Op 26-okt-07, om 19:36 heeft Marc James Small het volgende geschreven: > >> At 01:08 PM 10/26/2007, Philippe Orlent wrote: >> >I'm very keen to see your documentary work. >> >Now, before I decide to buy a book filled with these images, I would >> >much like you to post some sample shots. >> >Could you be so kind, Sir? >> >> Sorry, Philippe. It doesn't work that way. Buy the books or not but >> that is not the point. I just do not post to the web. >> >> Marc >> >> >> msmall@aya.yale.edu >> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Lei