Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's Facebook ;-) You will be as safe as you would on any FB page, including the LUG one, starring Uncle Ted! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1460472557605575/ Tina On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 5:14 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > There I was thinking all these perverts - in the camera club of Tina's > oppobrium - who allegedly get their cheap jollies by eyeballing lubricious > nudes, were in St. Petersburg, Florida - obviously a home from home for > pulsating DOMs (that's dirty old men, folks), and, in the spirit of > unbiased investigation, I clicked on the link provided by Tina in the > somewhat salaciously altered from "Re: [Leica] Was Need printing paper > advice" to "ditto, Now NUDITY TINA" with a suitably boggled mind. > > I was shocked to discover that the St. Petersburg was not in Florida, but > was in fact the old Leningrad in the USSR. Yes! That's Russia, and thus > was, more than likely, part of Putin's trollery programme against the West. > Of course, the current POTUS may disagree with me, as apparently in his > eyes, Vlad is great, fantastic, awesome, tremendous, terrific, and a real > leader, whereas, for me, by clicking on Tina's link, I may have exposed my > underpants' size to the FSB. My threat of immediate death for broken > silence to my bespoke underpants tailor is now rendered useless, and I'm > powerless against the machinations of Putin the Great. I suspect within > weeks I will be reduced to a squeak as the FSB, by devious computer > manipulation, alter my accommodation requirements in the underclothing > department. > > I'll blame you, Tina... > > Douglas > > > > On 07/05/2018 19:19, Tina Manley via LUG wrote: > >> Thanks, Ted. I know you never photographed nudes! Irene had something to >> do with that, I'm sure ;-) Tom knows my opinion of pornographic photos >> but >> even he jokes sometimes that I could make more money doing "erotic" photos >> and has volunteered to recruit models. (NO!! He knows his life would be >> in danger!) >> >> As the only regular female contributor to the LUG, I feel a responsibility >> to stand up against the trend on OTHER sites (not the LUG) of taking >> advantage of young girls by "dirty old men" with cameras. I skip such >> sites and block them whenever I can but that doesn't help the young girls >> who are being taken advantage of. Speaking up for them might help them to >> realize that their bodies are their own and to be valued instead of >> merchandized. >> >> This is a site on FB that I have blocked. It's premise and statement have >> nothing at all to do with the photos that are posted. >> https://www.facebook.com/groups/spbph/ >> >> This is the kind of salacious photography I am talking about. >> >> Most of the nude photography that has been posted on the LUG falls into >> the >> "art" category and I appreciate that. It's wonderful for a family to >> visit >> an art gallery and admire beautiful depictions of the human body. It's >> not >> fine for a family to look over Uncle Randy's shoulder as he peruses >> pornographic websites. That's the difference for this LUG family member. >> >> Thanks, Brian. >> >> Tina >> >> On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 12:22 PM, Ted Grant via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Tina, >>> I agree with you absolutely! I many many years ago tried to shoot a nude >>> or >>> two! But I was always freaked out about doing them that I'd get in real >>> trouble with my wife Irene. On top of that "my art photos" were about as >>> interesting as a pile of bricks! >>> Actually I think a pile of bricks would've been more interesting and >>> exciting. :-) So I stuck to war, sports and the world over enjoying >>> myself >>> as you know! :-) >>> cheers, >>> Dr. ted :-) >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >>> Behalf >>> Of >>> Tina Manley via LUG >>> Sent: May-06-18 7:03 PM >>> To: lug >>> Cc: Tina Manley >>> Subject: [Leica] Was Need printing paper advice, Now NUDITY >>> >>> From: Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> >>> Date: Sun, May 6, 2018 at 9:54 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Need printing paper advice >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> >>> >>> I'll claim a "Me, too" here and say that I do not appreciate any nudes >>> which appear to take advantage of unwitting females for the sole purpose >>> of >>> exposing their bodies salaciously. Gratuitous nakedness for the purpose >>> of >>> arousal of one sex at the expense of the other, but claiming to be art, >>> offends me. >>> >>> That said, I appreciate nudity as art, but not as pornography. Most of >>> the >>> nude photography I have seen on the internet falls under the category of >>> "old, rich man with cameras taking advantage of poor, young girls with no >>> clothes who think they will be famous models." On Facebook, the St. >>> Petersburg Photographic Society photos are almost entirely in that >>> category. I find them very offensive and demeaning to women. >>> >>> If the nudity is labeled as such, I will view it and make my own >>> decisions >>> as to whether or not to view more by that photographer. I do defend their >>> right to post the photos and do not approve of censorship. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 4:36 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: >>> >>> Richard, >>>> >>>> I have had very good results with the Epson Velvet Fine Art for a matte >>>> paper, and Ilford Gold Mono Silk for glossy b&w (no idea why a >>>> particular >>>> paper would be better for b&w, but I like it). Another excellent matte >>>> paper is Hahnemuhle Torchon or most any of the Hahnemuhle papers for >>>> that >>>> matter. The photo ink line on my Epson 3880 failed, so I've been >>>> revisiting the matte papers. I'll order a new P800 anyway, but it has >>>> >>> been >>> >>>> an eye-opener after printing only on gloss papers the last several >>>> years. >>>> >>>> Speaking of nudes, many years ago I joined a local photography club and >>>> >>> it >>> >>>> had a "competition" night. In the spirit of things, I entered a b&w >>>> nude >>>> from a class with Cole Weston. I was given one point out of five >>>> because >>>> "nudes are not an appropriate subject for a photo club". In retrospect, >>>> they were pretty awful. >>>> >>>> Ken >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html