Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/28

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Subject: [Leica] London challenge shoot
From: gwpics at lycos.co.uk (Gerry Walden)
Date: Tue Dec 28 13:05:22 2004

I am 100% with BD on this one - and it proves yet again that there is a
world of difference between 'street photography' and shooting on the
street.

Gerry

Gerry Walden LRPS
www.gwpics.com <http://www.gwpics.com> 
Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+cmbrow=wm.edu@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+cmbrow=wm.edu@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B D
Colen
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 2:36 PM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] London challenge shoot

Okay, fook it! Call me nasty; call me tasteless; call me cruel...
Normally I remain silent in the face of mundane, or boring, or nice but
uninspired, or just plain crappy photo posts. In fact, most of the time
I don't say anything unless I am really moved by a photo. But in the
undoubtedly foolish belief that people really want honest comments when
they post photos, and with the very loud and clear caveat that I am
normally a real admirer of Steve Unsworth's work...(And with the further
caveat that this group of photographers may be among the world's most
talentless, but they happened to be hopelessly drunk or on drugs on the
day in question ;-) )...

I don't think I have ever seen such a basically crappy collection of
snappy shots as is contained in that London shoot. With one exception -
the shot of the mime and the kid, almost everyone is an idea that the
shooter failed to pull off. The shot of the handicapped guy buying
coffee - or whatever - comes close as an idea, but the shooter didn't
get close enough to get the shot right. 

B. D.



In reply to: Message from cmbrow at wm.edu (Chandos Michael Brown) ([Leica] London challenge shoot)