Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jun 1, 2009, at 11:35 AM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote: > Steve Barbour wrote: > >>>> > I'm wondering if there is an example of a truly great photo, > that would not be a truly great photo, > if it was taken with some other camera...? > <<< > > Depends on the cameras in question, the particular circumstances of > the > photo, and the qualities of the photo that make it truly great. > There's no > simple answer to this question. it's a very simple question, intentionally so, and I was hoping for a very simple answer.... no.... that would be perfect, but of course, all of us can think of ways to make it complicated... but the question hinges on the meaning of "truly great photo" ... by that I mean "undeniably truly great".... of course, based on content, the magic moment, the significance... (ie. not another ordinary photo that is "so sharp, or has such great color, or wonderful bokeh...") I am sincere in wondering if a good example exists, challenging the group to point one out. Seems like we all deal with mostly trying to make relatively ordinary photos look great, hence our incredible concerns and preconceptions for all the technical things, to squeeze the last drop of juice out of our photos... What is limiting? Is it our cameras, or is it our brains and eyes? Steve > > Doug Herr > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information