[Leica] Apology - Politics on the list

[Douglas Barry]

"Jay Burleson" <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote
> I was referring to the growing length of discussion attached to the 
> original of this thread that was getting severely off the topic of this 
> list.
>
> Things such as marching with buckets of blood to throw.
> Things such as discussions about another countries firearms policies.
> And more.

I regret that comments stirred by images on the list are found offensive by 
some. However, almost every social thing we do in life is political, and 
photography is no exception. One of the most political images of the past 
year was the dead child on the beach. Expecting people to just comment on 
its composition, sharpness, bokeh, etc is somewhat optimistic when the main 
driver might be its social and political comment on the status quo, and the 
impact the image has on that status quo. Images are taken to stir responses.

BTW I didn't mention throwing buckets of blood, but pouring buckets of red 
coloured liquid... and as for foreigners dabbling in other countries' 
firearm policies, well, US administrations have a long history of that 
themselves :-)
Maybe, the Orlando shootings were almost parochial for me as one of my 
younger brothers has a couple of properties there.

Anyway, sorry if I upset anyone.

Douglas