Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One, thank you David, there was a smiley and I was not trying to be insulting - not that I need to try hard...But my point is that assuming that the photos are good photos - and some of yours would have to be as long as you were vaguely awake, or sober, while shooting them, they would be fascinating...I think people tend to dismiss the value, and interest, in family gatherings of all sorts -from anniversaries, to birthday parties, to funerals for that matter - and then there's just every day life. Frankly, there's allot more to be learned from those photos than from endless streams of war photos.... On 8/9/06 9:54 PM, "David Young" <telyt@telus.net> wrote: > Doug Herr admonished: > >> "B. D. Colen" <bd@bdcolenphoto.com> wrote: >> >>> So let's see if I understand this...you have six days to document what >>> is, >>> when all is said and done, a pretty rare family ritual - a 50th >>> anniversary >>> gathering - and you blow that off as 'happy snaps' and instead show us a >>> photo of a 'funny sign.' >>> >>> Walking down road shaking head.... ;-) >> >> B.D., I didn't post any photos of the family gathering for my aunt's >> 80th birthday last year, nor did I post photos of the family >> gathering for my great aunt's 100th birthday the previous year. Not >> because these photos are meaningless, but because they mean much >> more to the family than to the LUG and I prefer to keep them private. >> >> You are certainly welcome to post whatever you wish, but you're >> overstepping your bounds telling others what their priorities ought >> to be w.r.t. LUG posts. > > > Hi Doug! > > Don't be too hard on BD! I spotted his "smiley", and was amused by > his head-shaking! (More than a few folks were amused by the "funny > sign", too!) > > Like you, unless I find a true gem in the anniversary shots, I too > prefer to keep them private. Besides, I don't think most people, > outside the family would be interested. > > Cheers! > --- > > David Young, > Logan Lake, CANADA > > Limited Edition Prints at: http://www.telyt.com/ > Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information