Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm real fond of Texas by the way. All five of them. On 2/27/13 7:26 PM, "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > The people who don't come to NYC are often people in the south say > for > instance Texas The print edition of the NYT I get here in Natchitoches > is printed in Dallas. > and the reason is because the NYT's is here and > these are far > far right wingers who hate everybody and everything and pride > themselves > for > it. Also pride themselves for being as stupid as possible. > I think they > call > them "good old boys". > > In reality half the people in > the US view the NYTimes as being too > Conservative and the other half too > Liberal. > I'd just Wiki'd this a few weeks ago but I bet I'm darned close. 50 > 50. > > > On 2/27/13 6:54 PM, "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > > > > Is your front lawn ever defaced by a burning cross? > > -----Original > > > Message----- > From: Tina Manley > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 5:41 > PM > To: > > Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh Schmokeh?. > > I > subscribe to the > > NYT and have it delivered daily to my farm in York, SC. > > It is an essential > > part of our lives and I sincerely hope it can hang on > > in these times of > > newspaper closings and consolidations. Besides, we > use > all of that paper as > > mulch in the garden! > > Tina > > On Wed, Feb > 27, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Bill Pearce > > <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > > > In his > defense, Mr. Pogue is a "Tech Writer" > > for the New York Times, > > either a > propaganda and misinformation rag if you > > are a member of the far > > > right, or a highly respected newspaper, if you ever > > voted for a > Democrat. > > I > > have read several of his columns (gust that makes > > me a > liberal) and I have > > found them to be generally better written than the > > > one on sensor size, > > explaining complex things so many can understand. > > > Although I don't care > > for > > this particular effort, where he takes a > stand > > on something that really > > hasn't been that much of an issue, his > reviews are > > generally better > > written > > than most. Perhaps the fact > that as a journalist > > working for such a > > prestigious newspaper he is > presumed to have at the very > > least graduated > > from an accredited > institution of higher learning, where > > most > > reviewers/bloggers have > generally completed fifth grade English. His > > > > comments are generally > insightful. I guess when you throw as much > against> > > the wall as Pogue, > some things will fail to stick. > > > > -----Original > > Message----- From: > Geoff Hopkinson > > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2:57 > > PM > > To: > Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh Schmokeh?. > > > > > > Mr > > > Pogue is apprently a technology blogger rather than a photographer? But > > > he > > has reviewed "hundreds of cameras". He doesn't enhance his > > > > > qualifications/credibility being "confident" that he is right and > quoting> > > > Google and YouTube in his reply to those cantankerous on-line > > > > > photographers. > > > > > > *If you want to take more interesting pictures, > > > stand > > in front of more interesting stuff* -- Joe McNally > > > > Cheers > > > Geoff > > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 28 February 2013 > 05:26, Steve Barbour > > <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > OK, so call > it out of focus > > blurring..... > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.**com/2013/02/21/blurry-** > >> > > > backgrounds-big-sensors-and-**bokeh/?ref=personaltechemail&** > >> > > > nl=technology&emc=edit_ct_**20130221< > > http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/21 > > > > /blurry-backgrounds-big-sensors-and-bokeh/?ref=personaltechemail&nl=technology > > > &emc=edit_ct_20130221> > >> > >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> > See > > > >> > > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > > http://leica-users.org/mailman/l > > istinfo/lug>for > >> more information > > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > Leica > Users Group. > > See > > > > > > > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > > http://leica-users.org/mailman/l > > istinfo/lug>for > > more information > > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > Leica Users > Group. > > See > > > > > > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > > http://leica-users.org/mailman/l > > istinfo/lug>for > > more information > > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley, > > ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica > > Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > > information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users > > Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- > Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, > Louisiana USA _______________________________________________ Leica Users > Group. 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