Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would say give her a break. She has "environmentally friendly business practices" and will meet with you to "discuss life over a delicious cup of tea". How many pros can say that? Plus, I learned that "There is almost no end to the list of critical roles that oxygen plays". Most of the pros I know, if they will discuss anything, will be over a shot(s) of whiskey, usually with a cigarette removing the oxygen. Ken On 1/17/2011 5:05 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > Isn't it depressing that she considers herself a professional and so many > others do, too? With absolutely no knowledge of manual focus, manual > exposure or anything else non-automatic! So much knowledge is being lost > and discounted. Good enough is good enough. > > Tina > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 3:19 PM, George Lottermoser<imagist3 at > mac.com>wrote: > >> On Jan 16, 2011, at 10:31 PM, Chris Williams wrote: >> >>> Or horrible user error? >>> >>> http://anneruthmann.blogspot.com/2011/01/experiment-in-film.html >> Back in the day >> we always did our testing (experimenting) of >> equipment >> emulsions >> chemistry >> papers >> etc. >> well before we needed to deliver the results >> to clients, customers, friends or family. >> So results were highly predictable. >> >> Her results and comments display a certain dumbness, >> lack of experience, lack of knowledge, lack of thought, lack of reading a >> spec sheet. >> "I've really come to embrace being able to seize a moment without needing >> to be fully prepared for it with digital." >> "expired Kodak NC Portra, a few rolls of expired B&W TMax" >> "Another strike against film- or against that camera I was using." >> "I don't mind film for unpredictable results when creating personal >> artwork" >> >> I doubt that she'd be doing photography >> without >> auto focus >> auto exposure >> auto white balance >> motor drive >> etc. >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >