Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim >>Putting film in the camera was his first mistake.<< http://www.masters-of-photography.com/E/eggleston/eggleston_greenville.html When I first looked at this photograph yesterday it didn't do much for me. Then I started reading comments on the lug and I kept going back to it. Now I can't get it out of my head. It's possible Eggleston was just driving down the road when he decided to test the shutter on his camera. Or perhaps there's a deeper meaning that escapes me. In any event, it's a nice photograph. I'd love to be out driving on a country road on a sunny day right now. That photo took me on a (very brief) little journey. OTOH, I agree with Tina. If it was my photograph it would have ended up in the round file. The lesson may be that I'm too critical of my own work. David