Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For the simple reason, since you ask, is that all they show me are two faceless people having sex in shadows. "Arty," maybe, but they don't tell me anything other than that. And, yes, I would ask the same question about many, many, many landscapes, and many street scenes.As in, yah, that's a mountain, so what's your point? Or, yah, there are a lot of people on that crowded street, and there's a woman smoking, so? Further, I would suggest that someone does not post shots of a couple having intercourse simply to get us to comment on f stops, etc.... B. D. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Paul > Chefurka > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 7:29 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Pornographers of the world Unite! > > > On Mon, 19 Jun 2000 11:38:49 -0400, "B. D. Colen" > <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > > >Welllll...Okay, it's two people having sex in shadows. So? > What's the point? > >As Kyle noted, it's nice to see something different. But is it > art? Probably > >not if the artist has to ask? Is it pornography? Doesn't that depend upon > >the eye/mind of the beholder? Is it shocking? Not in the year > >2000? > > > >But what's the point? > > Do you mean the point of taking the pictures, or the point of showing > them to us? If the former, then it's simple - the couple asked > Michael to take them. If the latter, it's also simple - he wanted to > see what we thought of them. > > Would you ask the same question about landscapes or chaotic street > scenes? If not, why not? > > Paul >