Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/11

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Subject: [Leica] Barnack Award
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 22:11:44 -0700 (GMT-07:00)

FWIW, comments can be posted on Leica's blog

http://blog.leica-camera.com/leica-videos/wiktoria-wojciechowska-leica-oskar-barnack-newcomer-award-2015/

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com


-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott Gregory <scottgregory at mac.com>
>Sent: Jul 11, 2015 6:46 PM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Barnack Award
>
>Reminds me of a lot of the crap they publish in LFI as well. 
>IMHO 
>Scott
>
>> On Jul 11, 2015, at 7:48 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> By the wildest possibility is there anyone out there with an e-mail 
>> address
>> for the head guy who owns or runs the LEICA operation in Germany they 
>> could
>> send to me private??
>> 
>> Given this absolute disgusting award for the Barnack Award.  Basically a
>> LEICA AWARD!
>> 
>> I wonder what he might think about the re-actions of Leica Users about the
>> Planet?
>> 
>> I wouldn't have a problem explaining to him just how disgusted we folks 
>> are.
>> Not because we didn't win.  But how disgusted with the "MENTAL MIDGET 
>> LEICA
>> JUDGES"  who made the selection and presentation!
>> 
>> A quiet Saturday afternoon passing thought?
>> 
>> cheers,
>> Dr. ted
>> TEDGRANTPHOTO.COM
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
>> Behalf Of
>> Peter Dzwig
>> Sent: July-11-15 4:28 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Barnack Award
>> 
>> Absolute rubbish. Not worthy of Barnack's name. They have clearly lost 
>> their
>> way
>> and should think carefully before awarding another prize. May be give it a
>> break
>> for a few years.
>> 
>> I don't see any relationship between this work and the spirit of Leica, 
>> let
>> alone of Barnack. If you are going to award a prize in Barnack's name then
>> it
>> should show some linkage to the spirit of his work and his camera. A lot 
>> of
>> wet
>> people on bikes wearing plastic macs just doesn't cut it.
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>>> On 10/07/2015 19:56, Tina Manley wrote:
>>> "Her snapshot-like images speak of the truth of an undisguised moment."
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://blog.leica-camera.com/leica-videos/wiktoria-wojciechowska-leica-oskar
>> -barnack-newcomer-award-2015/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_cam
>> paign=Feed%3A+LeicaCamera+%28Leica+Camera+Blog%29
>>> 
>>> Opinions?
>>> 
>>> Tina
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
>> ===========================================================
>> Dr Peter Dzwig                
>> 
>> 
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