Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't consider "unimpressive" a derogatory descriptive. I believe the writer was simply expressing his personal preference for BW photography, since he did mention that the one photo he liked from Eric's site was "Down For The Count," which happens to be one of the few, if not the only BW photo on the sports page. BTW, Eric.....was "DFTC" cropped heavily or did you just get in "real tight?" At 01:17 PM 4/8/98 -0400, Jorg Willems wrote: >-----Original Message----- >From: Shawn London [SMTP:srlondon@ibm.net] > >Christian Becker wrote: >>Well, Eric, I visited your side to, and want to comment on the above >>statement and your pictures: >snip! >>But concerning the 'messages', well, frankly (and without wanting to >>insult you) I find most of your pictures unimpressive. There are of > >I'm curious about how the author of this text could think that any good >might come out of posting an affront like this on the LUG. >.... >Knowing that there are people who will reach out from halfway across the >world to deride years of your work is no incentive to go to the trouble. > >As my mother told me, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say >anything at all." > >I don't think that Christian had any intention for anything good to come >out of this. His ruthless display of his own (allegedly "radical >personal") opinion (better "cynical regurgitation") is a pitiful exercise >of self-importance or an example of a misguided "Berliner Schnautze". He >might think to be honest or funny. Go figure! > >I would like to know Christian's credentials that qualifies him to be that >critical of Eric's pictures and I would like to know what suggestions >Christian could render to Eric (and to all of us LUGs) to become a better >photographer? I happen to think that Eric's pictures have that "decisive >moment" and every time they tell a story. > >When Ted Grant rendered his critique last year in Kennebunkport he was very >blunt and specific, and therefore most helpful. But then .... I guess >Ted's mother taught him the same values that Shawn's and my mother taught >us (or is it your lovely wife, Ted, that keeps you polite [most of the >time]?) > >Jorg Willems > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/