Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica-Users List Digest V3 #365
From: "Joe Stephenson" <joeleica@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 17:14:01 -0700

Francesco,
I would to see a page of nudes. I agree that it takes nerve to post one's
work and I applaude those who do it. But it was not the lack of clothing
that created the negative comments. At least that's how I see it.
Joe Stephenson
- -----Original Message-----
From: Francesco Sanfilippo <fls@san.rr.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 9:46 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica-Users List Digest V3 #365

>This is the first time I have heard you guys being downright
>negatively critical about a guy's portfolio so openly.
>Is it just because he does nudes, or just because none
>of you can relate to the material or his personal twist on it,
>or is it a truly technical criticism?
>
>Not just you Eric, but all the others who have slapped this guy in the
>face after he boldly allowed us to see his work!
>
>Boy, I wonder what would happen if I made a page of my nudes
>for all of you to view??
>
>Francesco
>fls@san.rr.com
>
>
>
>
>At 08:08 PM 10/13/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>At 07:41 AM 10/13/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>>Why don't you "seasoned world class professionals" (i.e., stock shooters,
>>>hack pros, well-heeled dabblers, etc.), take a look at my photos before
you
>>>tell me off. http://www.ravenvision.com/rvapeter.htm.
>>
>>People pay for this stuff?
>>
>>As Ansel Adams said about Edward Weston's nudes, they look like dead
bodies.
>>
>>Image quality, mediocre. Some downright awful. Maybe you need a Photoshop
>>class? How are the prints? Do they have the flat, poorly-printed look of
>>the photos on the web site?
>>
>>Subject matter, not appealing to me. New age, witchcraft, mumbo jumbo
don't
>>turn me on.
>>
>>But there were a few nice images here and there. Some of near-misses.
>>--
>>
>>Eric Welch
>>St. Joseph, MO
>>http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
>>
>>Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math
>>
>