Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, Adam, I guess we all see things differently. In the first place, I don't know about you, but I don't expect to see a race shot from the race. I also think there are quite a few good images - we're not talking Sports Illustrated here; we're talking about the work of someone who was new to photography. And who, in my view, produced a body of work up to the standards of most small daily papers, and virtually all weeklies. And that's pretty good for a rank beginner who was running 26.2 miles while shooting. As to the fact that she wasn't registered - what the hell does that have to do with anything? She ran the Boston Marathon; beyond that, so what? :-) B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Adam Bridge Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:46 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] A Runner's eye view of the Boston Marathon On Saturday, May 8, 2004 B. D. Colen thoughtfully wrote: >So one of my students, who had already done most of the work on a >project on a little airport outside Boston, decided that she was going >to make her real project a look at the Boston Marathon from a runner's >point of view - which is to say she ran the entire thing with an >Olympus C5050 in hand. > >Like a number of the students, she was new to photography when the >semester began, and she was given cropping advice on a number of the >images. But that said - I think what she did is pretty terrific... >http://web.mit.edu/jumpbean/www/marathon/index.htm > >B. D. Not being a runner-dude I found it pretty, well, okay - runner people. It happened to be the Boston Marathon on a relatively hot day (I gather.) But I gained nothing. I mean "why do I do this" in the middle of the race/run. And then I learn - gee - not an entered runner. I don't get it. I don't get why it's good because beyond carrying a camera for so far to take the pictures (which is sorta heroic) they don't talk to me at all. It seems empty. Adam _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information