Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The suggestion that gun ownership is ok simply and only because it's personally fulfilling or an aspect of cultural bonding is absurd. Of course, the statement itself is irrefutable, but it totally dodges the basic question of whether or not gun owners would forgo their pleasures or rights in exchange for the lives at Newton. -Lew Schwartz On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Philippe <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: > I meant it Tina; and I can now put a name to what make them special: > intimacy. > > Keep them coming but stay on the safe side ;-) > > Amities > Philippe > > Le 19 oct. 2013 ? 15:52, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> a ?crit : > > > Thanks, Philippe! That is the best compliment you could give me. Of all > > of Ted's excellent photos, the Cowboys resting is my absolute favorite. > > > > Tina > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 8:29 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr > >wrote: > > > >> > >> Le 19 oct. 13 ? 13:57, Jean-Michel Mertz a ?crit : > >> > >> > >> This is an excellent photo, not out of focus at all, the main subject, > >>> people (men) handling a handgun, is clearly at the centre, my eye goes > >>> there direct, and then there's the rest of the family, women abviously, > >>> enjoying coffee and a good talk, probably, while their men comment on > the > >>> best way to use the thing they are so passionate about. Life and death. > >>> This is what this picture is about and this is why it is iconic. > >>> > >> > >> Agreed Jean-Michel. > >> > >> Life: three generations of women, plus are they not the ones who give > >> birth? > >> > >> Death: Apart from the gun, the lady with the fixed glaze set in the > >> distance on the left-hand side looks like a cross between a statue and a > >> stiff as a result (sorry Miss). The photo even includes wreaths in the > >> background ... speak of readiness. > >> > >> Also, the carton below the hand ironically reads half-half ... > >> > >> Everything clicks! > >> > >> The more I look at it the more I think this photo is one of your very > best > >> Tina and, I don't know exactly why, reminds me of Ted's Cowboys resting > in > >> that cabin. > >> > >> Philippe in awe. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Today in Alabama. Could be Georgia where my daughter lives. "When will > >>> they ever learn?" Thanks, Tina. > >>> JM > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Jean-Michel Mertz > >>> Strasbourg > >>> > >>> Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:35:32 -0400 > >>>> From: images at comporium.net > >>>> To: lug at leica-users.org > >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Tina's "Tea Party" reunion propaganda photo > >>>> > >>>> http://www.pbase.com/**tinamanley/image/152934358< > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/152934358> > >>>> > >>>> I would appreciate your opinion, Mark. > >>>> > >>>> Tina > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to > >> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. > >> NO ARCHIVE > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >