[Leica] Lower 9th Ward - Another 20 images

[jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)]

Thanks for the feedback, Frank. I really do appreciate your comments.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com




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Farmer
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 5:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [Leica] Lower 9th Ward - Another 20 images


Jeffery,

I agree.  I've remained pretty silent about your photos because I've 
been very busy up here.  However, I agree completely with Dave.  You 
photos have all exhibited a sort of quiet power about them.  The 
matter-of-fact framing is surreal and really carries across the true 
and utter devastation of the area.

Thanks for sharing.

Frank Farmer
Jackson, Miss.

On Feb 10, 2006, at 7:49 AM, David Rodgers wrote:

> Jeffery,
>
> If you haven't already done so I'd encourage you to print, or have 
> printed, a set of your images. You have some really amazing 
> photographs that I think are powerful and unique. They're different 
> from anything else I've seen, and they'd make a great series for 
> display somewhere. Perhaps even a book of some type. I don't know who 
> you contact about getting your images placed, but someone on the LUG 
> may.
>
> Your images are so good they need to be shared. They look good 
> on-line, but I'll be they'd look exceptional as fine art prints. These 
> are the type of images that will grow in importance over time.
>
> Keep photographing!
>
> DaveR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffery Smith [mailto:jsmith342@cox.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 6:21 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Lower 9th Ward - Another 20 images
>
> You aren't the first person to tell me that the Amish would do a much 
> faster job of rebuilding down here. What a shame. I have heard some 
> folks say that
> the people from the 9th ward are living it up in a motel (at FEMA's
> expense)
> somewhere in Arkansas or Texas. As one who spent a month in a motel in
> Houston, being home feels much better, even if home is not in good
> shape. I
> think that, with a little help from the state and feds, people could 
> get
> together and start rebuilding some of the homes in this place. The
> problem
> is that politics has gotten in the middle of the fray.
>
> I'm a middle of the road dem, and don't think that people should 
> expect the government to compensate them whenever something bad 
> happens to them. I just
> wish we spent less money rebuilding other countries.
>
> This weekend, I'm going to shoot some stuff at the Lakefront. Again, 
> it's a mess!
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
>
>
>
>
>
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