[Leica] Friday Firearms

[George Lottermoser]

I quite agree.
The image, without words, stopped me and held my attention;
as my mind worked to understand what I was seeing.
Upon reading a "caption/backstory."
Then I simply felt dumbstruck by the idea of
"auctioning tools of death for medical benefit"
I fully recognize that all these thoughts
qualify as totally subjective responses;
based on very personal experiences.

a note off the iPad, George

>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>> 
>> Well Leo, even though I'm not a fan of firearms, the US's bizarre gun
>> culture, and am disturbed that so many innocents live with the likelihood
>> that some loon with a grudge will open up at random while they are shopping
>> or at school, I have to say that is a bang-on image, and really grabbed me.
>> 
>> It has tremendous impact and the conflict - to me in Ireland - of seeing a
>> gun being aimed in what appears to be a suburban home by one of the
>> "gentler" sex while ordinary life goes on in the background, and, of
>> course, the eye of the half faced man just makes this one of the best
>> images on the LUG that I have seen.
>> 
>> That back story of medical fundraising makes it even better!
>> 
>> Douglas
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leo Wesson" <leowesson at gmail.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 1:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Friday Firearms
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Well Douglas,
>>> 
>>> It's photographed at a fundraiser for a children's medical support agency
>>> where they auction off guns and hunting trips to raise money.
>>> 
>>> It's a Texas thing.
>>> 
>>> Leo Wesson
>>> leowesson.com
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 30, 2015, at 07:05, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> That is one great and enigmatic shot, Leo. Give us the context.
>>>> 
>>>> Douglas
>>>> ps She's not from the Smith side of the family perchance? :-)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leo Wesson" <leowesson at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera
>>>> Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 2:30 AM
>>>> Subject: [Leica] Friday Firearms
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Aim.
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://leowesson.com/new/?p=66