Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny I'm not sure how you got from those couple of posts about the Yearbook and the shared photo album books I edited, to your suggestions on photography opportunities. Which guys ought to get busy? Our last book includes (5 great shots each from) Tom A, Ted Grant, Henning, Tina, Charlie Chan, Lluis Ripoll, Nathan, Steve Barbour, Ric Carter, Doug Herr, George, Richard and more. Not quite folks who seldom shoot and post pictures! ,Actually I do find travel inspirational. No-one ever accused me before of under-posting ANYTHING either! ;-) Sheesh! 2009/10/2 Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > > Personally I AM an advocate of Leica content in the LUG and Yearbook. > > However I recognise that I am in a minority. I'm not sure that > "virtually > > all" are not is correct though! > > > > My contributions have been all Leica, and I suppose shall be, just because > that's mostly what I shoot, with the exception of a V/C lens not duplicated > in the Leica line-up. That said, I don't draw a line on the beach sand, if > someone has a nice bikini shot or no bikini atoll (very old pun) > > > > I'll contribute again this year FWIW but I'm flummoxed why books full of > > Leica photographs from many of the best in the LUG (my alternatives not > > replacements for your compilations) attract almost zero interest in > > comparison. Very different approaches certainly. > > > > Well, I'll tell you about that. Demands on the bucks these days mean > choosing, and I can't be filling up my bookcase at this point in my life. > In fact, I'm doing just the opposite, clearing and giving away. > > Why don't you guys just get into a posting frenzy, so some of us guys who > post week in and week out won't feel so lonely out here? > > You know, you don't have to go halfway around the Earth on an amazingly > expensive holiday to take a flipping picture. I sat in my easy chair the > other night and took one. > > Four shots, the first three blocks from my house, the second a block > further > away, the next ten miles away, the last in my house. Get busy guys. > > Geeze. > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > (+31.754164,-093.099080) > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff The new LEICA M9 Passion for perfect pictures. http://www.m.leica-camera.com http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman