Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/16

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From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:13:10 -0700
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On Sep 16, 2010, at 10:04 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:

> The difficult questions:
> Does this photograph express anything?
> Does this photograph have heart, soul, humor, poignancy, intelligence, or??

and dare I say....   

not only do I agree....

but when the answer to the difficult questions is a resounding no...

we obsess on the easy questions....



Steve






> Why?
> or
> Why not?
> 
> The easy questions:
> Which camera?
> Which lens?
> Which f:stop?
> Which shutter speed?
> Which film/sensor?
> Which filter?
> Which paper/ink/developer/time/temperature/agitation/PS filter/curves?
> 
> Sometimes even as an experienced photographer
> I feel the need to review the technicalities that went into forming an 
> image
> to discover why the image has failed or succeeded.
> 
> I see it as an ongoing dance between learning, experience and expression;
> with expression remaining the most difficult challenge.
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser 
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> 
> 
> On Sep 16, 2010, at 11:21 AM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
> 
>> But taking pictures of landscapes? or a million other subjects.... LIKE 
>> WHO CARES BECAUSE IT STILL COMES DOWN TO ..."IS THE PHOTOGRAPH ANY GOOD?" 
>> And if it isn't who the hell cares what the lens , camera or exposure was?
> 
> 
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