Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greetings to the LUG from a lurker! earlier ted grant wrote: > Subject: [Leica] More blind shooting discussion > > Cary, > This being the case, that I may have offended a number of LUGGERS, > please > accept my deepest heartfelt apologies. And I most certaily will guard > and > choose my words in a more fashionable and appropriate manner in the > future. > > Having said that, it doesn't change my opinion of film exposers who do > not > have the where with all to face their subjects face on and take the > "motivational moment preceived" through the view finder. > <SNIP of lots of stuff> > ted > Hi Ted, In response to the comments above, I can only interject one question, or comment. It seems to me that the issue is not whether the picture captures what the photographer intended to capture, but rather whether he did it in an approved manner. Since the only way to tell what manner he used to capture the picture is to be told such by the photographer, the obvious solution is for the photographer to never, ever reveal it. Then no one will know, and they will have to judge the picture solely on the content, and not on the perceived value of the photographer, and his intestidudinal fortitude in using one method of framing versus another. Kinda like asking the cop who won the gun fight with the armed perp if he stood up and faced him toe to toe, or took cover first. We expect our heros to conform to our standards, and then we decry those who don't as less heroic, or even down right evil. But I'll admit to putting the rangefinder on the table in the restaurant and taking pictures without lifting camera to eye, and getting some interesting and occasionally good pictures that way. And then I manage to avoid having a fight over it, or disturbing anyone, and thats as important as the picture itself. But I promise that I will never admit which ones were taken that way. Oh well, just one more opinion in a sea of such, and I guess thats why it is really art, and not science . . . . . take care all. Norm