Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alan Ball wrote: > > Jeffrey Hausner wrote: > > ...snip.... > > his pictures speak for themselves and are not an > > advertisement for one brand over another marque. > > Buzz, > Nice to read such a statement on this list. But aren't we using Leica M > today at least partly believing that -behind the red dot- we are > carrying the soul of HCB and many others ? Like some sort of scalp or > magic talisman ? ;-) > > Alan In reference to "his pictures speak for themselves..." Me, I'm not an Art Historian or an esthetician. I'm a photogeek. I wana know how he did it. I wanna know what kind of lens cap he uses. I wana know what camera, film, developer, shutter speed, f stop, special viewfinder, whip and megaphone, paper, enlarging lens, what he had for breakfast that morning, how long he ages his stopbath. I'm not just content with sitting back and admiring it. It's like magic tricks, I don't think they're entertaining if the guy at the end doesn't tell you how he did it, its just frustrating. I'm a photographer and anything pertaining to photography gets my interest. Is the an esthetician users group? If so I'll get the digest and make a contribution when I'm in that frame of mind. This? This is nuts and bolts and you name it including any esthetic ruminating one might have. IMO Mark Rabiner