Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, of course I would have. Would it have been as good? It would have been different. As I said earlier, a photo of a guy in a pin stripe suit, standing in a subway station clutching to his chest a binder that says CIA Review whatever, is going to elicit a 'Say what?!' from most viewers - and that's what I was going for. ___ Sent with SnapperMail www.snappermail.com ...... Original Message ....... On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:55:40 -0700 Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: "On Mar 30, 2006, at 3:22 PM, Gregory Rubenstein wrote: " "> Finally had to pipe up . . . "> "> I thought B.D.'s CIA photo was wonderful -- so wonderful I shared "> the URL with some friends, including one hajib-wearing lady who "> could barely contain her laughter when she called from work to "> thank me for aiming the URL her way. She and others agreed that it "> was a wonderful image precisely because of the connotations. A few "> who commented by e-mail speculated that CIA was Culinary Institute "> of America. Yeah, the image is what you make of it. Good or bad. " "a very good photo and obviously provacative...but like most, it takes "advantage of your preconceptions, plays on them, and likely confirms "them... " "It's the rare photo that really challenges, and then changes your "preconceptions. " "I feel that this one's success ultimately depends on collective "various preconceptions/stereotypes...I doubt that BD would have been "so happy he had a camera, if it showed Ms Anyone holding a book that "said CIA... " "in fact BD, would you, in that case, have noticed the book..? " "Steve " " " " " " "> And, thankfully, I know folks of all sorts who like to laugh. Right "> on, B.D.! Thank you. "> "> Greg Rubenstein "> "> "> "> _______________________________________________ "> Leica Users Group. "> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information " " "_______________________________________________ "Leica Users Group. "See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information