Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] Salgado now great image/camera ?
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:30:48 -0500
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half kidding indeed.

i think it fair to say,
from reading his posts,
and viewing his prints,
Geoff seeks
technical perfection
as well as
(perhaps more than)
aesthetic power.

And would do so with whatever equipment
were made available to him.

However, would he do the darkroom thing?
or has technology and the man come to a perfect intersection in time?

For it's these intersections, in time, of individuals and tools which  
give us the work we appreciate.



Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist

On Jun 2, 2009, at 4:23 PM, Philippe Amard wrote:

> Agreed, same here , wonderful take (Thanks again Geoff).
> Yet, does this mean no other camera could have performed as well?  
> In Geoff's hands?
> Half kidding.
> Philippe
>
>
>
> George Lottermoser wrote:
>
>> Having a most remarkable print of a tree and clouds by Geoff in  
>> my  possession;
>> I suspect Geoff missed the "no"
>> as in
>> "reportage is by [no] means the only reason for superb Leica glass"
>>
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george at imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>
>> On Jun 2, 2009, at 3:36 PM, Bob Adler wrote:
>>
>>> Geoff,
>>> I'm I reading you right? Are you saying that the only reason for   
>>> Leica glass is for street reportage?
>>> Best,
>>> Bob
>>>  Bob Adler
>>> Palo Alto, CA
>>> http://www.raflexions.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 12:29:28 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Salgado now great image/camera ?
>>>
>>> George, at 12x18 it is stunning in several forms. I may try the   
>>> limit of my
>>> 3800 soon. We shall talk when I'm home.
>>> I do also subscribe to the view that larger prints are meant to be
>>> viewedfrom further way and with the basics in place there is  
>>> little  to limit
>>> the print size if that's appropriate for your end purpose.
>>> Steve's viewpoints are perfectly valid of course, but for me street
>>> reportage is by means the only reason for superb Leica glass
>>
>>
>>
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