Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lluis Thank you for your message. I have not yet left! Gerry Gerry Walden 023 8046 3076 0797 287 7932 > On 29 Aug 2018, at 14:32, Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > Gerry, > As you say we will continue our contact as allways. > For me as Tina says the LUG is like a family place, it is not a problem the > equipment used, it is even interesting see what other World is beyond Leica > when managed from real photographers. Facebook is an i nteresting point but > many said "photographers" are like teenagers Likes collectors, I think that > for meet real photographers and have serious discussions the LUG is better. > Cheers > Lluis > > El mi?, 29 de agosto de 2018 14:58, Gerry Walden via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> escribi?: > >> Douglas >> >> Of course we all know that virtually anything can be photographed using >> the excellent Leica equipment that is around. However I personally think >> that this group should be for the users of Leica equipment. Know I fully >> accept that when I offered to leave the group in 2012 because I had >> switched to Fuji equipment I was invited to stay because my work was such >> that could be done on a Leica, and I was grateful of the opportunity to do >> so. However if I were coming new to the group as a Leica user and saw that >> a large majority of the discussion and work was on equipment that was not >> Leica, even to the extent that Hasselblad digital has been discussed here, >> I would question whether it was a ?Leica Users Group? or just a run of the >> mill photographic group. >> >> To answer your question, the ethos of Leica photography is using Leica >> equipment to capture the world, mainly in a documentary way. >> >> I value the friendships of people here such as Lluis and Ted amongst >> others, but I am now finding that most of the posts here have little or no >> interest to me, and there are so many other places that show work in what >> I >> consider the true ethos of Leica, that I have reluctantly decided to move >> on. >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden LRPS >> www.gwpics.com >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 29 Aug 2018, at 11:19, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: >>> >>> Sorry to hear that, Gerry. However, I do have a question: what do you >> think the ethos of Leica photography is? >>> >>> Douglas >>> >>> >>> On 29/08/2018 09:34, Gerry Walden via LUG wrote: >>>> I am sorry to say that I am unsubscribing from this board as I feel it >> has less and less relevance to the ethos of Leica photography. Those who >> think it is worthwhile can still see my work at the website below, and >> through various places such as Facebook, Twitter etc. >>>> >>>> It has been a fun ride! >>>> >>>> Gerry >>>> >>>> Gerry Walden LRPS >>>> www.gwpics.com >>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information