Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>> I don't think either party is blameless in this recent conflict. Hezbollah has the announced goal of completely eliminating Israel. How can you negotiate with that? <<< I'm with Tina on this. Jim Tina Manley wrote: > At 10:30 AM 8/11/2006, you wrote: > >> Nathan >> >> Honestly, I think your concept of this situation is seriously flawed. >> It is the most perfect example o a "penny wise, pound foolish" >> mentality I can imagine. I'm not trying to be harsh but please try >> viewing these events with an open mind. What most have missed with >> the Reuters images should have been easily presented when the story >> broke. I posted images which showed the scene without manipulation, >> but with increased contrast. The destruction in downtown Beirut seemed >> quite obvious. > > > http://www.downtownbeirut.com/Genocide/israel-genocide-in-lebanon.htm > > > Walt - The photos on the site you sent are very disturbing. I was in > Lebanon a year ago and it's hard to believe how much things have > changed. I photographed the Cedar Rebellion in downtown Beirut and > talked to the people camped out there who were demanding the truth about > Hariri's assassination and the right to govern themselves. Everybody > was so hopeful. I don't think either party is blameless in this recent > conflict. Hezbollah has the announced goal of completely eliminating > Israel. How can you negotiate with that? As Golda Meir said, "We will > have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they > hate us." But Israel should also know that they will be condemned by > the world for killing innocent civilians, even if the targets are > Hezbollah sites. > > To bring this back to photography, the photos by the Reuters > photographer were blatantly and clumsily altered. The photographer > admitted he did it. He should have known better. They were right to > get rid of his photos. It's disturbing that such obviously altered > photos were ever published. Photojournalists should have to record any > processing of their photographs in the metadata history which would be > available to editors. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA > http://www.tinamanley.com