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Subject: [Leica] What is a photograph?
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 09:04:36 +0100
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That's fine too, so long she does not throw the cat too.

Nathan Wajsman
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On Mar 1, 2010, at 8:27 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:

> what if i invite a friend into the frame?
> and she decides to bring flowers and her cat?
> then decides to throw the flowers into the air?
> 
> ;~)
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
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> 
> On Mar 1, 2010, at 1:05 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> 
>> Self-portraits are OK, you point the camera at yourself (or put in on a 
>> tripod and use a self-timer)--after all, you are in the scene.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mar 1, 2010, at 7:56 AM, philippe.amard wrote:
>> 
>>> What of (self) portraits then?
>>> 
>>> best from calmer Metz
>>> ph
>>> 
>>> Le 1 mars 10 ? 07:35, Nathan Wajsman a ?crit :
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> For me the answer is easy. The moment you start moving elements around 
>>>> and adding stuff that was not in the scene, then it is no longer a 
>>>> photograph but a montage (as are the panoramas I sometimes post).
>>>> 
>>>> Nathan
>>>> 
>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>> 
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>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
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>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Feb 26, 2010, at 2:22 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> David Pogue, tech columnist for the New York Times has a must read 
>>>>> article
>>>>> on the limits of photography. It touches on many of the items we have
>>>>> considered on the LUG.
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/technology/personaltech/25pogue-email.html?8cir&emc=cir
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Larry Z
>>>>> 
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] What is a photograph?)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] What is a photograph?)
Message from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard) ([Leica] What is a photograph?)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] What is a photograph?)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] What is a photograph?)