Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:46 PM 10/6/99 +0200, Anthony Atkielski wrote: >An alternative to what? Nobody has asked for any alternatives, that I can >recall, although some have asked if I could put up pictures of other >places (not >likely, though, since I hate to travel). Better pictures. I'm not saying their opinion doesn't count, but if the only option you give them is self-described boring pictures, then maybe you ought to take stock and see if your skills are up to making better pictures. Otherwise, why bother using great cameras and lenses? If all they want is mug shots. They don't know what they want until they see what's out there. Just because that lady said your pictures were the best virtual tour she has taken, that doesn't mean it's the best possible. If I'm not growing, I figure I might as well lay down and die. Such an attitude leads to better pictures. By definition, the term least common denominator means whatever appeals to the widest audience. Bland. Boring. Lacking in expression or any kind of voice. The best photography is the kind where the photographer has a voice. That shows some character in their pictures. If you don't care about that, stop wasting your money on high quality cameras and lenses that will never live up to their potential anyway. You might as well feed the hungry or do something else useful with your money and use cheap cameras. On the other hand if you use them because they feel good in your hand, or there's some special feeling you have from fondling them, then by all means, do it. But twaddling on about how great and useful your pictures are, and at the same time talking about how boring they are is self-indulgent and wastes bandwidth. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch There are two kinds of photographers: those who compose pictures and those who take them. The former work in studios. For the latter, the studio is the world.... For them, the ordinary doesn't exist: every thing in life is a source of nourishment. -Ernst Haas