Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think if most LUGers were photographic novices, it would be the other way around. But all of us have tried just about everything photographic at least once, so it isn't news. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 2:04 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Getting off topic politically - an occupational hazard Hi Jeffery, I have a fair amount of experience meeting LUGgers in person. I have met people from this list in France, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, UK, New York, Philadelphia, and of course many times here in the Benelux. The people are different, the settings are different, but two things are in common: 1) Invariably the meeting is pleasant and interesting; 2) Photography and gear make up a tiny percentage of the conversation. Nathan Jeffery Smith wrote: > This has probably been mentioned before, but a book I'm reading about > the history of Magnum indicates that HCB and the other founders of > Magnum sat around in cafes and talking about everything except > photography (to talk about photography would be pretentious, according > to HCB). They usually talked about politics. Of course, back then > Fascism, Communism, Socialism, and Nazism were relatively new > innovations in the way they were being applied. > > Makes me wonder if there isn't enough to talk about in photography to > sustain a conversation without it veering off into something less > subjective. At least we didn't invent getting off-topic at the drop of > a Tilley. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information