Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Quoting Tina Manley <images@comporium.net>: George Lottermoser wrote: > >For what ever it's worth: The edgy I most enjoy and respect: > > 1 - does not rely on artifice > > 2 - expresses a genuine soulfulness > > 3 - causes me to look and/or see in a new way > > 4 - causes me to think a new thought > Yes, and for me, that's not true of most of the "cutting edge" sites > I've seen. They all seem to either rely on a gimmick or are too > artificial. I guess I'm just an old grouch. I want a photograph to > communicate something to me besides "what the heck is that" or "why > did they bother to print that"... Grump :-( ............................................................................................................................................... I'll join you in grump-ness. I enjoy seeing pictures taken from the real world, although I lean toward enigmatic and mysterious, or humorous views primarily. What excites me is knowing that the situation in front of the camera really existed, and that the photographer had the eye to record it. I can't stand super-impositions or collages, or PhotoShop assemblages. (It's the same with books; I can't read fiction) I saw a quote from somewhere that sums up my position - "If anything is possible, nothing is interesting." Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University Information Technology Services University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Office Phone: 414 229-6525 | E-mail: amr3@uwm.edu Department Phone: 414 229-4282 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/