Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Now, Frank-bashing??????
From: "Timothy R. Kuntz" <covbldrs@usit.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 05:40:17 -0500

>>Johnny Deadman: >>> Reminded me of Robert Frank's dictum in THE
>>AMERICANS to photograph people as if seen by the ordinary man.

>>Bernard: >>>"As if seen by the ordinary man" = tasteless, banal.<<<

>I sometimes wonder where the heck I am on this list. This is like going
>to an electric guitar forum and hearing people talk about how much they
>hate rock music.
>--Mike

There certainly is an excess of emotion - we've hit the extremes on a far to regular basis.  Perhaps this is really an on-going psychology experiment?  
- --Tim K