[Leica] The beautiful backs of Limerick

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

No they're not mine Ted!! I posted the link as the particular area clashes 
with most people's impression of Ireland, and I wouldn't even drive into the 
place...

I agree he has too many up on the site, and they can be repetitous, but some 
of them are good.

Douglas


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 12:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] The beautiful backs of Limerick


> Douglas Barry offered in response to a Tina poast:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The beautiful backs of Limerick
>
>
>> It's a technique known as the Winogrand Camber....
>> Douglas
>
>> From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 11:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The beautiful backs of Limerick
>>
>> >>I like the photos but the tilts drive me crazy!<<<<< said Tina!
>
> Douglas had posted:
>>here's some interesting shots by an Irish American photographer of
>>Limerick's deprived areas. Parts of the place (aka Stab City) are not
>>pleasant, and dangerous if you happen to be part of one of their drug 
>>gangs.
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/3y8rw8s<<<<<,
>
> First off Douglas I trust these aren't your exposures?????
>
> Douglas such a pity using this stupid no good tilt nonsense some people 
> think make it look "more dramatic" More meaningful? Or whatever dumb ass 
> expression excuse for quite simply damn poor taste in camera handling.
>
> In this case absolutely contributes not one iota creativeness, 
> intelligence in the photographers camera handling. Quite frankly just 
> plain old fashion copying some dumb ass so called "thing because Winogrand 
> did it, therefore it must be important." BS big time!
>
> It just makes it into a bunch of "crappy exposures" as I couldn't use the 
> term "photograph" they're so bad.
> What's worse?
>
> An incredible location, where with one whit of photographic intellegence 
> and creative eye, a truly smashing great photo series of documentary power 
> ilustrating a terribly depressed area could've been shot!
>
> But Oh no Mr. Tilty Camera shot a bunch of dumb ass exposures in trying to 
> copy a dimwit style he once saw in some photo magaizne
>
> enough said!
> cheers,
> ted
>
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>
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