Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Fr=E5n: Eric Welch=20 > In the Pictures of the Year contest (run by the National Press > Photographers, University of Missouri and Canon) we had a humor category > one year. It fell of its own dead weight. Not enough funny photos to > justify the category. Most of the pictures that were sent in were trite, > stupid or just plain unfunny. Totally different than truly funny. - ---------------------------------------- Now that does surprise me. It has always been my understanding that picture editors around the world pray for the day that a really funny photograph lands on their desks. It would 'hold the front page'. But it proves my point. A funny photograph is extremely difficult to make. A sense of humour and a camera alone are not enough. The subject (humour) must be studied. Cartoonists are not only people who can draw with a pen. =20 And as Arturo said, the M6 (M2?) is perfect for it. Alan Hull