Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I I agree that sharpenss,ASPH, APO, BOKEH and micro contrast are relatively unimportant in the overall scheme of photography. I also believe that there are few absolutes. A photograph is totally subjective just like chocolate and vanilla. One person loves chocolate and another doesn't. It doesn't make chocolate good or bad, it is subjective. What is impact to one person may be total boredom to another. What is vivid imagery to one is non-interesting to another. One person may not at all be impressed with a photograph resulting in no lasting emotion. Another may be so impressed that it does invoke a lasting memory. Fortunately, or unfortunately everyone thinks that their opinion is the final word when in reality opinions are just like rear ends everyone has one.....mine included. Robert B. << A good photograph must have IMPACT. A good photograph should be memorable. A good photograph should elicit in the viewer vivid imagery beyond the photograph being viewed. A good photograph should evoke lasting emotions. To produce such a photograph, sharpness, ASPH, APO, bokeh, and micro-contrast are the very least important ingredients, in fact they are not important at all. Joseph Codispoti >>