[Leica] why we photograph?

[vintagebill at verizon.net (bill harting)]

A. To catch something before it disappears, either within or without. To 
keep my eye and mind alive. To take the perfect picture (then the next 
one -- still working on the first).

B. Light. People and what they do (includes 'scapes)

C. "Why?" Sounds like one of my grandchildren: "Why do you want to take my 
picture? Why?" Because I can't help myself, you are so beautiful, the light 
is so beautiful, the way you look in a photograph is so nearly beautiful, 
life is so beautiful I have to freeze it for an instant. I fool myself.

-h

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@comcast.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 7:21 AM
Subject: [Leica] why we photograph?


> Enough of "what's your favorite color film?" or "which exotic animal skin
> makes the best covering for a gold plated IIIg?" Today's question is a
> three parter:
> A. Why do you photograph?
> B. What's your primary subject matter?
> C. Why?
>
>
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> ...... Original Message .......
> On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:09:24 +0100 "John Beeching" <johnbeeching@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> "Dear Don,
> "
> "Thanks for you comments, they are very useful.  This particular set
> "were all taken at the same place, though as you point out, there is
> "some disparity of content.  The contrast/darkness/lightness is
> "something I must look at - I have just bought a new monitor (NEC
> "Spectraview 1980) and it is quite different from my aged CRT.
> "
> "John
> "
> "On 02/04/06, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote:
> "> John,
> "> The gallery you pointed us to is for the most part very austere, almost
> no
> "> people with just some signs of habitation such as graffitti on one wall
> or
> "> some laundry hanging up.  They work together with the exception of the
> "> woodland shots that just don't have any snap visually or contrast and 
> the
> "> image of the two people on the edge of the beach.
> ">
> "> The two on the beach is a good engimatic image, but doesn't work in 
> that
> "> group.
> ">
> "> I would say that for the web most of the images could use just a touch
> more
> "> contrast; they lack an absolute black and seem to stop just short of
> white.
> "> The roof top scenes in particular would benefit from a very small
> increase
> "> in contrast as shown on a monitor.
> ">
> "> I took a quick peek at some of you other galleries and you have some
> mighty
> "> fine images throughout.
> ">
> "> Thanks for showing us your work.
> ">
> "> Don
> "> don.dory@gmail.com
> ">
> ">
> "> On 4/2/06, John Beeching <johnbeeching@gmail.com> wrote:
> "> >
> "> > Dear All,
> "> >
> "> > http://staff.bath.ac.uk/bssjrb/Photographic/conil/conil.htm
> "> >
> "> > Tri-X DDX 1+4, 28, 35 & 50mm.
> "> >
> "> > Comments and criticisms welcome.
> "> >
> "> > John
> "> >
> "> > --
> "> > John Beeching
> "> > http://staff.bath.ac.uk/bssjrb/Photographic/photo.htm
> "> >
> "> >
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> "
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