Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: doug herr's prints - Kyle Cassidy's prints
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 06:44:28 -0800

Bill Larsen wrote:

> Kyle Cassidy writes:
>> but doug's images are a hell of a lot better. he's one of
>> the photographers
>> on this list who i admire the most. he's very serious
>> about his craft, and
>> very dedicated.
>> i know now for sure what my dad's getting for his
>> birthday.
>>
>> p.s. doug's prints are in color too!
> 
> Doug's images are wonderful.  But they are of a quite
> different subject matter than your images.  Your images are
> wonderful.  The market for Doug's images is most likely
> quite different than the market for your images.  (You can't
> stalk a bird quite like a person).
> 

and from Pablo:
 
>Kyle wrote:
>> 
>> but doug's images are a hell of a lot better. he's one of the photographers
>> on this list who i admire the most. he's very serious about his craft, and
>> very dedicated.
>No, no... they are not better than yours and yours are not better than
>Doug's. Just diverse, different. No way to compare.
>
 
Will and Pablo echo my thoughts.  I've often marvelled at kyle's photos and
even though his choice of subjects is far different from my own his ability
to see fascinating or startling photos is an inspiration for me to look more
closely at my own everyday surroundings.
 
Bill continues:
 
> One of wonderful things about LUG  postings of the photo
> links to their work is that, if you watch long enough, you
> can trace the evolution of their talent over time.  You can
> see the experimentation...you can see the growth.  I have
> seen several people on the list blossom into very
> interesting photographers.  I have seen people move from a
> narrowly defined niche in photography to other places.
> 
 
The most obvious example to me are kyle's photos.
 
> I have a signed copy of Ted's book that I am making somewhat
> of a mess of because I keep it outside of my darkroom as an
> example of how I want my black and white prints to look.  I
> haven't achieved the look yet.  Nor have I been able to
> photograph the huge flock of buzzards that twice a year
> grace my trees on their migrations from Mexico to Canada.
> But life ain't over yet....and I continue to learn.
> 
> Regards, Bill Larsen
> On the Buzzard Migration Trail
>
 
Thank you Bill and Pablo and kyle and LUG.  It ain't over yet.
 
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
www.wildlightphoto.com


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