Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Which only goes to show you still don't understand the fundamental basis of our argument. The straw man once again makes an appearance. We have no problem with dodging and burning. Anyone who thinks we do is not paying attention. Yes, dodging and burning can go too far. The hand of God is passé, and looks cheesy. But it doesn't deceive in its classic use, where it is obvious. Thus it is not unethical, just poor technique. When it becomes deceptive, then it is not ethical. Salgado doesn't use dodging and burning is such crude style. His work is of a very high order. And perfectly appropriate. On Nov 7, 2003, at 9:50 PM, Rob Appleby wrote: So maybe you could acknowledge that you were wrong in attacking me for my statement about Salgado? No, I doubt it. Eric Welch Carlsbad, CA http://www.jphotog.com The Arnaud Amaury, the Papal Legate and Abbot of Citeaux, directed the seige of Beziers in July of 1209 as part of the Albigentsian Crusade. The Catholic Bishop of Beziers had refused a demand to give up the Cathar heretics within the town. Thereupon the crusaders' general, Simon de Montfort, took the town and asked Amaury how to distinguish between the heretics and the faithful, in response to which the Abbot gave his famous order, "Kill them all, for the Lord will know his own." De Montfort then killed every living being in Beziers -- some reports say 60,000 souls -- before burning the city and reducing it to rubble. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html