Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]and I thank you Bob, Sonny, Marty for your varied and important contributions to this group, and to my ability to photograph, Steve On Aug 16, 2010, at 8:01 AM, Bob Adler wrote: > I don't particularly like cats. I enjoy a flower shot occasionally. But I > ALWAYS look at your images for the reasons you state as I enjoy any images > that are thoughtfully created and portray everyday experiences with > uniqueness and passion. So I look at (and seldom comment) on almost every > one of your posts Sonny. > > When I was young we used to go crabbing. The crabs at the bottom of the > basket would always be pulling the crabs at the top down. It didn't appear > that they did this to get out; just to pull the other ones down to their > level. So there's thems that shoot and thems that talk. And thems that > shoot and talk. Each seems to bring the conversation to their level of > comfort. > > So the crux of this long and ridiculous post is that everyone is going to > talk about what their most "expert" in and what they enjoy most (I guess > some like to bash Leica). You'll just keep posting what your expert in and > I'll keep enjoying that and other aspects of this diverse list. > > So I'm not sure it's devolution; more like structured and somewhat > predictable diversity. Each adds to the richness of the list. For some > reason this thread hit your button, but you'll keep on enjoying your > equipment and showing your passion for photography/light (hopefully with > us). And I'll keep enjoying it very much. > Best, > Bob > > Bob Adler > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > On Aug 15, 2010, at 8:37 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > wrote: > > I agree that it's the #1 area for improvement for Leica. > > In B&W, I can get much finer grain than this out of Delta 3200 or TMZ > at comparable EIs. > > > Yeah well, I probably could have done the shot better with a faster lens, > and maybe with my M6 and Fuji 1600 Natura, but I was trying to see what I > could get out of the 21mm Elmarit, (new to me) That's the only reason I > posted the equipment, the shutter speed, iso and f stop. I'm pretty happy > with the outcome. > > Why does the criticism here often drift from the quality of the shot, or > the accomplishment to a thrashing of Leica? > > I often shoot pictures that include cats and I shoot pictures that feature > flowers. The funny thing is that some people avoid my pictures, and > others who shoot the same subjects, because they "don't like cats" or > "don't > like flower pictures." > > Hey folks, in my case, it aint about the cats and it certainly not about > the flowers. > > It is about the picture, the lighting, and the composition, and seeing what > I can do with my equipment, my lack of mobility, and what is at hand to > photograph. > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information