[Leica] Salgado now great image/camera ?

[kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)]

On Jun 2, 2009, at 3:16 PM, George Lottermoser wrote:

> In researching this fellow's quest for "feeling" birds and the  
> environment in his own life
> <http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/reviews/jean-luc-mylayne/>


I love his photo shown at this site...I dont care how it was taken...

>
> I don't perceive his tool choice as "using a stethoscope or a  
> screwdriver as a hammer."
> nor as "atypical way, to be different, or eccentric..."
>
> Having worked extensively with large view cameras myself
> I can easily feel his need for this tool, his working methods, and  
> inventions, etc.
> to achieve his unique vision.


you are projecting George, perhaps too much into his own personal  
reasons
>
> To imagine that he should go out and get a 300 or 400 mm 2.8 auto  
> focus stabilized lens, a couple extenders, and a full frame sensor  
> digital body, because that's "the right tool for photographing  
> birds" would simply make no sense for this contemplative  
> photographic artist.

I agree totally...but having that tool, or some other tool doesn't de  
facto make it harder, or easier to capture what he wishes...

my hunch is that if anything, it may make it sometimes easier...

why wait for the bird to come to you....  that's a cute argument, but  
why does it give you a better photo...?


but honestly George I admit, you're the artist, I'm the  
scientist...and I'm feeling way out of my element here...

Steve


>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
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>
> On Jun 2, 2009, at 4:58 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>
>> it's not something made to prove that the job can be done in an   
>> atypical way, to be different, or eccentric...
>
>
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