[Leica] Is that so wrong?

[paul at paulhardycarter.com (Paul)]

Buenas Luis!

I'm not sure if I agree with you about landscapes - there can be just 
as unique a moment in a landscape photograph as in any other kind of 
photograph. Think of the shadow of a cloud moving across a hillside.

Luego, tio!

P.

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On 26 Feb 2005, at 23:53, Luis Ripoll wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>
> I prefer too the traditional photography, but finally photography is 
> the art
> of - not produce - CAPTURE images, the unique art of the decisive 
> moment. I
> like of course the photographic landscapes, but we capture an already 
> beauty
> image that probably a painter could do it better.
>
> IMO, this is my opinion
>
> Saludos desde Barcelona
> Luis
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org]En 
> nombre de
> Paul
> Enviado el: sabado, 26 de febrero de 2005 22:26
> Para: Leica Users Group
> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Is that so wrong?
>
> I think it's a question of definition. Photography, for me, has always
> meant the action of light on chemicals to create an image. I wish
> someone would come up with a word to describe the production of digital
> images and then we could all know what we're talking about.
>
> Producing an image on a computer and calling it a photograph is as
> preposterous as producing an image in a camera and calling it a
> drawing.
>
> P.
>
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> On 26 Feb 2005, at 21:41, Philippe Orlent wrote:
>
>> Using a photographic technique to obtain what one envisions in his
>> mind, is
>> that so wrong?
>> Does everybody see reality the same way, BTW?
>> As long as an image does not mislead (morally f.i.) the viewer, 
>> there's
>> nothing wrong with it, IMO.
>> Or is photography a mere reproduction technique?
>> And then how about deciding about under and overexposure, DOF, 
>> printing
>> techinques etc? Doesn't that influence "what I'm looking at represents
>> a
>> thing, person, time, and place that actually existed", too.
>>
>> This is one of the most interesting discussions possible about
>> photography
>> ATM.
>
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