Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Friends, I am also fed up with Shutterbug. I like Roger Hicks pieces, because of his style and honesty. I don't like much else. In the past, I would buy Shutterbug to look at the ads. Now, this can be done on the Web. Therefore, there is less reason to buy. By the way, I would welcome your opinions on other magazines. Best, Chris At 06:37 AM 10/9/96 -0400, you wrote: > >>I disagree with that policy and think it doesn't serve the public, he's >>sticking to it, he owns the magazine, and that's why it looks like he loves >>everything. Sort of self-fulfilling. >> >>BTW, I think he's a lousy glamor photographer, (mediocre models in pained >>poses) and his recent criticism of the SI swimsuit issue was the height of >>blindness, not to mention irony. >> >>=========== >>Eric Welch >>Grants Pass, OR >> > >I have to agree with the above. I'm rather fond of shutterbug (as compared >to Pop photo or Petersen's) but it has its limitations. e.g. Shell's >contribution to the F5 review in 11/96 issue was done without shooting a >frame. You get better data off the Nikon web page. >And as for glamour? I don't want to get in trouble by saying what I think. >"Lousy" is appropriate. > >I do enjoy Roger Hick's columns. He uses mostly older Leicas, bought used. >He has a low key approach that encourages creativity and his images are >accessible. By that I mean, I can read his articles and say to myself, "I >could do that if I'm careful." Some guys (e.g. Galen Rowell) go for a glitz >which is eyecatching but unrepeatable. For example, I'm never going to >rapell into an antipodean ice cave with an N90 to test the flash. >Craig W. Shier >shier@mnsinc.com > > >