[Leica] Do you ever feel you're cheating with photography?

[Richard Man]

Ken, we drove by The Intersection once. The scenery is all different now.

Yes. I have avoided taking the easy photos, and have taken plenty myself....

On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:

> Well, we were driving through Hernandez NM one evening and there was a
> rising full moon.  I couldn't help myself - it's a pretty bad photo.  Plus
> I couldn't find the graveyard.
>
> Ken
>
>
> On 7/15/2015 11:41 AM, kyle cassidy on the lug wrote:
>
>> There are some things that I've always resisted photographing because
>> it's like cheating -- views that are so spectacular all you need to do is
>> show up (antelope canyon is a prime example of this) -- locally I've always
>> avoided photographing in Eastern State Penitentiary, the abandoned prison
>> that once housed Al Capone and is now a ruined tourist attraction. Getting
>> spectacular photos there is pretty much "f2.8 and be there".
>>
>> A few weeks ago I ended up teaching a photo class in there ( For a
>> ridiculous amount of money, you can get the whole place to yourself.) I was
>> going to stick to my guns and not actually take any photos while I was
>> teaching but I ended up snapping about ten because it felt foolish not to
>> grab something that was right there. This is model Roxana Hire, shot with a
>> Leica M9 and a 35mm 1.7 while waiting for the students to get their lights
>> set up.
>>
>> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2015/roxana.jpg <
>> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2015/roxana.jpg>
>>
>> I was also unable to avoid going to Antelope Canyon and taking photos
>> while passing through Arizona.
>>
>> What about you? Are there things you avoid photographing because you
>> think it's too easy? Do you ever give in?
>>
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