Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 6, 2010, at 6:31 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > "absolutely nothing to with?" > > Surely, Geoff, you can see that > your post of two years ago > does relate in some important ways > to the original subject: the wikileaks video; > as well as what you expressed. > > 1) In your post re: the wikileaks link you expressed a form of censorship > of the subject similar to the authority in both instances. > 2) While the show of force in your experience was certainly less lethal; > the lack of communication, interest in, or understanding of reality > regarding people's intentions on the part of authority was quite similar > in both cases. > > In my opinion - these matters of authority's active censorship of the act > of photography, whether by amateurs or professionals, whether using simple > hassle techniques or lethal force, deserve to be discussed on a > photographic email list. This subject carries far more importance to the > future of photo journalism than discussions of full frame sensors or > filter threads. certainly true, right here. onlist, as serious, to be fully contemplated, and not sent to an idiot, terminal, trash can list like the LUG Forum, Steve > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On Apr 6, 2010, at 1:58 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > >> Off list please Steve if you want to disagree with me. It looks like you >> have searched the archives and taken this from a post I made two years ago >> about petty local restrictions on photographers in a railway station here. >> Since it was my post, I'll snip it for brevity in this response. >> It has absolutely nothing to do with anything I expressed in commenting >> earlier. >> >> Geoff >> >> >> On 6 April 2010 16:14, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Apr 5, 2010, at 7:41 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >>> >>>> In my opinion this is inappropriate for the LUG. >>> >>> and this...? >>> >>> Folks, some more pictures and a tale. While waiting to collect my child >>> from >>> school I walked along a footpath adjacent to a railway station >>> photographing >>> some clouds over the wire fence surrounding the property. ......... >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >