Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Umm, I looked up Rian Dundon on the web: he made Time... http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1843145,00.html Of course, the photo eds these days are getting sloppy.... :-) Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 12:40 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] The beautiful backs of Limerick > No they're not mine Ted!! I posted the link as the particular area clashes > with most people's impression of Ireland, and I wouldn't even drive into > the place... > > I agree he has too many up on the site, and they can be repetitous, but > some of them are good. > > Douglas > > > ----- Original Message ----- >>From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 12:25 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] The beautiful backs of Limerick > > >> Douglas Barry offered in response to a Tina poast: >> Subject: Re: [Leica] The beautiful backs of Limerick >> >> >>> It's a technique known as the Winogrand Camber.... >>> Douglas >> >>> From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 11:29 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The beautiful backs of Limerick >>> >>> >>I like the photos but the tilts drive me crazy!<<<<< said Tina! >> >> Douglas had posted: >>>here's some interesting shots by an Irish American photographer of >>>Limerick's deprived areas. Parts of the place (aka Stab City) are not >>>pleasant, and dangerous if you happen to be part of one of their drug >>>gangs. >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/3y8rw8s<<<<<, >> >> First off Douglas I trust these aren't your exposures????? >> >> Douglas such a pity using this stupid no good tilt nonsense some people >> think make it look "more dramatic" More meaningful? Or whatever dumb ass >> expression excuse for quite simply damn poor taste in camera handling. >> >> In this case absolutely contributes not one iota creativeness, >> intelligence in the photographers camera handling. Quite frankly just >> plain old fashion copying some dumb ass so called "thing because >> Winogrand did it, therefore it must be important." BS big time! >> >> It just makes it into a bunch of "crappy exposures" as I couldn't use the >> term "photograph" they're so bad. >> What's worse? >> >> An incredible location, where with one whit of photographic intellegence >> and creative eye, a truly smashing great photo series of documentary >> power ilustrating a terribly depressed area could've been shot! >> >> But Oh no Mr. Tilty Camera shot a bunch of dumb ass exposures in trying >> to copy a dimwit style he once saw in some photo magaizne >> >> enough said! >> cheers, >> ted >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >