Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: A Manifesto
From: Doug Herr <merlin@flyingemu.com>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 19:29:43 -0800

On Thu, 04 January 2001, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> 
> Douglas Cooper wrote:
> > 
> > > 1. Images must not move.
> > > 6. Nothing beautiful, except by accident.
> > > 2.2 A person must inhabit every shot.
> > > 4. Input analogue, output digital.
> > > 5. No staged action
> > >
> > > 5. Images must not titillate, except by accident.
> > > 9. Eschew autofocus.
> > > 7. Natural or found light.
> > > 8. Slow-speed or negative film, color.
> > >
> > > 10. Let there be a hand-held meter, or no meter at all.
> > >
> > >
> Great graphics on that site!
> But on a conceptional level if that happens to be where ones head is at…
> it ain't where mine is at.
> I react against lists like this perhaps.
> I always say  "why not"
> if i did a film i might do them like Jarmush did with never a moving camera.
> Solid shots with no zooms.
> 
> I love gorgeous shots of gorgeous people, specifically women. Yep I'm a sucker
> for that stuff.
> I love shots of tide pools.
> Love to take walks in the rain...
> love darkroom prints AND inkjets.
> I think I disagree with every damn thing on this list. I've checked it twice!
> what a coincidence!!
> meter's in cameras are no good? what bullshit!!!!
> 
> 
> mark :) rabiner

I can go along with these:

> 4. Input analogue, output digital.
> 5. No staged action
> 9. Eschew autofocus.
> 7. Natural or found light.

as for the rest ... to each his/her own way

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
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