Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On May 4, 2015, at 11:17 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > Steve Barbour OFFERED: > subject: Re: [Leica] Critiques > >>>> I speak as an amateur who will not make a living from his photography, >>>> but who is serious about it.... > > I know what I like, I'd rather go with my own gut, than count "likes" here > or on Facebook. My own reactions are what really turns me on.<<<<<<<< > > Hi Steve, > Rightly so as far as we the photog of the scene, whatever it maybe! I bet > there isn't one of the so called big names in history who didn't at > sometime or other who said:.. "To heck with whatever they say!!" HCB and > his kind. "I love my picture as it is and as I see it in my mind and feel > it in my gut!" > > And anyone making a critique isn't going to change his or any other > photog's mind. > > We as our own "photo editor" have our feelings and not even a huge bolt of > negative lightening is going to make us change our minds!" And rightly so! > By the same token we can be very wrong simply because often we re-call the > emotions of the "CLICK" moment that creates...... "I'm right and I'm not > changing it for anyone!" Even very experienced shooters can relate in that > fashion. > > Like you, I go by my gut feelings nearly all the time. > > UNTIL MY TOUGHEST PHOTO EDITOR MADE ONE COMMMENT? :-) (When she was still > by my side.) > My dearest Irene would ask? " So these are the best you've ever taken in > your life?" Then stand there as cold faced as an iceberg awaiting my > retort? Rarely had one, just filed them never to be seen again! :-) > > Then there would be a nice pleasant smile, a gentle loving pat on the head > and she'd quietly leave the editing room! "Dang she's right again!" :-) > Yep 99.9999999999999% of the time she was right! And I never got into any > kind of argument with her! WHY? Well she had an incredible sense of what > was good, bad, ugly and "O'hum!" thanks Ted, if I had Irene by my side I would certainly use her good sense. Also if my livelihood depended on my photography, that would also be a huge incentive to do the same. Right now I have the right side of my brain available, that hasn't been fully used in years, and I am damn well going to use it. steve > > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information