Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I kinda like his work. But it's certainly not better than what is shown on this list. Op 8-jun-06, om 17:18 heeft <allen.graves@charter.net> het volgende geschreven: > After looking at his web page, Mr. JS certainly seems eminently > qualified to comment on "lousy" -or at least undistinguished- > photographs. He seems to be a master of the genre. Perhaps he > excuses this by thinking that they would be better if he had a more > expensive camera. <grin> > > Allen > > > ---- SonC@aol.com wrote: >> In a message dated 6/8/2006 9:43:10 A.M. Central Daylight Time, >> kididdoc@cox.net writes: >> actually I wonder who said this "" "" Don ? >> >> "There is a Leica user's forum on the Internet that has the amazing >> combination of lousy photos taken with very expensive cameras and >> praise for the lousy photos." >> >> >> thanks, Steve >> ------------------- >> >> It was on the photo forum at Nabble >> >> >> Re: The death of photo industry - Was Pentax are seeing the light >> by Jeff Spirer 2006-05-29 13:06 :: Reply | Show Only this >> Message :: Rate >> this Message: >> At 10:37 AM 5/29/2006, Qkano wrote: >> >>> And professional photgraphers too. >>> Now anyone, even a monkey, can buy a digital camera and produce >>> images >>> better than were ever possible with film. >> >> If that's true, it's a good thing. The history of photography is >> its >> place as a democratizing art - Kodak recognized this with the >> original box camera, roll film took a huge leap forward, and >> minilabs >> took it as far as it could before digital. Digital is just another >> step in the process rather than some disconnect. >> >>> BTW: this is meant seriously, I'm becoming more and more aghast at >>> images I'm shown as "great" - even in company advertising >>> brochures - >>> which most here would consign to the bin. The people praising them >>> really do seem to believe they are great. There must be something >>> deeply human ... >> >> Very true, but disconnected from the technology, except the >> technology available to see so much more than before. There is a >> Leica user's forum on the Internet that has the amazing combination >> of lousy photos taken with very expensive cameras and praise for the >> lousy photos. >> >> >> Jeff Spirer >> Photos: http://www.spirer.com >> One People: http://www.onepeople.com/ >> >> >> >> Regards, >> Sonny >> http://www.sonc.com >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane >> ?galit?, libert?, crawfish >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >