[Leica] 2017 Barnack Award "IT'S GARBAGE CRAP!"

[leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram)]

Indeed.   Thanks for the link.
Aram

-----Original Message----- 
From: Douglas Sharp
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 1:55 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] 2017 Barnack Award "IT'S GARBAGE CRAP!"

Hi Ted,

calm down and take a look here:

http://felix-schoeller-photoaward.com/en/#/fspanom

The other prestigious German photographic competition -
and some excellent work in nearly all the categories.

Cheers
Douglas

On 18.11.2017 18:41, Ted Grant wrote:
> "WINNERS???????????????"
> WHAT A TRUE PILE OF = GARBAGE!
> The great name of LEICA built on some of the finest photojournalism ever
> seen! And LEICA hand out new cameras like popcorn and huge sums of money 
> as
> well on this collection of garbage!
> In any six month period or less on the LUG, one could easily find images 
> of
> greatness that would blow this crap and the numb skull idiot judges off 
> the
> planet in the blink of an eye!
> In the over 65 years as a published photojournalist using and in 
> possession
> 6 LEICAS "3 M's on my neck and chest! 2 motor SLRS on the left shoulder a
> single SLR/motor at any given moment? ALL DIFFERENT LENSES!
> I don't think I've ever seen such garbage named as "WINNERS OF ANYTHING?"
> It's no wonder Leica has slipped to it's lowest level of sales! AND
> FALLING/FAILING! AND charging THE AMOUNTS THEY DO TODAY ?? Isn't going to
> save them either! A SHAME!
> Cheers,
> Dr. Ted Grant  O.C.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf 
> Of
> Nathan Wajsman
> Sent: November-18-17 6:56 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 2017 Barnack Award
>
> Total rubbish, indeed.
>
> I do like the newcomer winner, at least it is reportage.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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>> On 18 Nov 2017, at 15:45, Montie <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> Contemporary photojournalism/documentary seems to have morphed into a
> highly
>> subjective affair over the past couple of decades...more artistic
> expression
>> than reportage at times...well, things change and I'm OK with that to a
> point,
>> but hey, let's follow the stated guidelines.  :-/
>>
>>  From the contest rules:
>>
>> "the submitted photos may not be manipulated or altered other than
> standard
>> image optimizations such as colour intensity or cropping"
>>
>> Winner:
>>
>> http://www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com/en/winner.html
>>
>> Is it me?  I have cut down to one cup of coffee per day.  ;-)
>>
>> Montie
>>
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