Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My suggestions to Alfie: The PAW is a Photo-A-Week. Suggestions made here this week won't improve next week's PAW because you've already posted your PAWs for weeks up to March, 2002. Don't tell us what we are supposed to be thinking or seeing when we are looking at your images. If something is ironic, we'll understand that. If something seems surrealistic, hopefully we'll see that too. If you have to tell us what we are thinking when we look at your images, it's a bit like a mime saying out loud "now I'm trapped in a box, now I'm pulling a piece of rope" etc. When people post humorous pictures, none of them say "you are supposed to laugh when you see this". Keep in mind that having a Leica does not substitute for good technique. Everyone has to start at the bottom and work their way up. I didn't own a Leica until I was 51 years old. If you don't think something is worthy of posting for the entire world to see, go back out and shoot more images. I didn't let anyone see my first 100 rolls of images because I wasn't good enough at that point to be displaying things publically. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark > Rabiner > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 2:06 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] What's it all about? Alfie's Paw > > > Where do all these people come from out of the woodworks to deliver > cheap shots at Alfie Wang? Other lists? > > I see nothing to indicate Alfie is not giving use his best shot or that > he has some kind of twisted agenda. > Many of his shots for me don't work and to me but it seems like he is a > beginner who is willing to learn > I see no trolling here. > Some of us are better photographers than others of us. Some learn some > stay the same. > > I think we need to Give Alfie a break and let him learn and help by > constructive criticism. > > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.markrabiner.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html