Re: [Leica] What makes a good photo (was: Lee's week four)

[S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>]

Henry;

Relax Henry. Frankly you comments didn't bother me, and they were well
articulated. I felt that Martin was egging us on a little bit, and that
little was going over the edge. 
But, I'm short on time this morning, so I'll respond later in a more
detailed and articulately defensible commentary. My Volvo's front disk
brakes started growling yesterday and I want to replace the pads before
it starts raining again.

Wet In Long Beach (ya I know, we don't even know what wet is next to the
rest of the Nation)
Best,
 Slobodan 

Henry Ambrose wrote:
> 
> >Why do I get the feeling that this going to wind up as some sort of
> >research material with the usual turgid academic excretions adhered to it.
> >
> >Slobodan Dimitrov
> Then Ted wrote:
> >If some of these guys would just leave all this damn theoretical crap in the
> >unopened can and busy themselves with picture taking without all the fool
> >thought processes about photography and the photo process,  I bet a hundred,
> >many of the PAW pictures would be a thousand fold better!
> 
> OK Gentlemen,
> 
> All I suggested was to go out and make pictures in a slightly different
> way.
> And there's no need for this to turn into anything else.
> Have you ever done what I suggested?
> Not that either one of you need to. Or anyone else.
> What I'm saying is to override your brain for a roll - go only with the
> feely part - then inspect the results. Its interesting to do.
> 
> No theory, no turgid excretions.
> Its anti-theory. Its making pictures.
> 
> Henry