Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/03

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Subject: [Leica] Image criteria - a Luddite view
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:23:07 -0800
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leo wesson offered:
Subject: Re: [Leica] Image criteria - a Luddite view


> Sharpness is over rated.  If you look at a lot of HCB photos (the place 
> from
> which we all spawn), they ain't sharp.  But damn, they are good! <<<


Hi Leo,
You're absolutely correct!

Some folks get their tails so tied in knots over the techie things and the 
on going super this, that and every other bit of today's massive over burn 
of technological massiveness, they forget what the most important thing 
about an interesting/great/magnificent or not bad photograph is... "THE 
CONTENT AND  DOES IT GRAB YOU!"

If one were study HCB's photos on the "constant techie stuff of today?" He'd 
be considered a mediocre shooter at best.

Thank goodness that isn't the case, because in his work 99.999% is about 
"FEELING & MOMENT!"   Not how ticky tackie sharp it is by the latest razor 
blade, bohekie lens made!
cheers,
Dr. ted
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