Re: [Leica] FOM 2

[Rick Floyd <rick-floyd@mediaone.net>]

Alastair:

I haven't contributed much to the LUG so this could just be the
kick-in-the-pants I need.  Please include me as a participant.

Thanks,
Rick

>
> Dear all,
>
> Well I'm not far behind on listing all interested in FOM 2, and we are
> working on the web site. Thanks for getting a .com name for us, and other
> comments. At this stage, and to answer some questions;
>
> 1. The Name will remain The Family of Man 2 project: LUG
>
> 2. At this stage I want to restrict it to leicas. This is the Leica Users
> Group, and it is envisaged as a "put your Leica where your mouth is" kind
> of project, to get us off our bums and snapping. I also suspect that the
> project would be "infiltrated" and overrun if it were not restricted in
> this way, much as I love shooting with my Rollei's etc.
>
> 3. I want images that people have gone and and deliberately taken for this
> project.
>
> 4. I accept that the FOM circa 1955 will have the edge on us in "talent",
> but that was a retrospective study, and I'm looking for "fresh, innovative
> new millenium" feel, and a look at our society and world. They went back
> and looked at 2 X 1000000 images, and I'm not intending that many ;-)
>
> 5. They had 270 photographers, and I would like to see a similar number or
> more participating in this project: that's only 30% of the LUG after all
>
> 6. I want widespread and wideranging images
>
> 7. I do not want to limit submissions (this is not really a "contest") for
> reasons outlined by Ted
>
> 8. Not every one is guaranteed a "result". I want this to be the "best-of"
> the LUG over a 5 year project. All who participate will be included in the
> credits, but it is up to you to take image "worthy" of the exhibition
>
> 9. Voting will be by those who register for the project
>
> 10. I intend that images will be titled, but not attributed to an author
> until the voting is done. I would think this is the fairest way to ensure
> we end up choosing the best images, and from the wides sources.
>
> Although I want to keep some reins on this "dream", I am open to
> critisism,
> and will always happily negotiate the above points. All the
> details will be
> up on a web site along with "entry" conditions hopefully in the next 2
> weeks, so lets get snapping
>
> Cheers
>
> Alastair Firkin
>
> http://users.netconnect.com.au/~firkin/AGFhmpg.html
>
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