RE: [Leica] TWO AMAZING PHOTOS

[Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>]

I did go take a look when you mentioned them yesterday, but didn't respond
till now for a couple of reasons.

The main one is that I only half agree with you.  I think the Palestinian
shot is fantastic.  A peak moment, perfectly captured.  It's exquisitely
framed, and the ability of the photographer to see (and capture) that shot
when he was under fire beggars the imagination.  The feeling of the event
comes flooding though - the fear, the surprise, the confusion and the
resolve - all there to see.

The Bush shot?  Enh, it left me cold.  A nicely nicely composed snapshot of
nothing at all.  Maybe I missed something.  What do you find so compelling
about this picture, B.D. ?  I'm always willing to have my mind expanded by
others' perceptions :-)

Paul

>-----Original Message-----
>From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 9:27 AM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: RE: [Leica] TWO AMAZING PHOTOS
>
>
>I find it absolutely astounding that my post yesterday about the two
>incredible photos on page one of the NY Times drew a total of TWO
>responses....Ting's post, and an off-list response from 
>another LUGer....
>
>My point here isn't to be "hurt" that my post was ignored, but 
>to find it
>absolutely astounding that a post attempting to elicit a discussion of
>current - as in TODAY's photography - gets essentially no 
>response, when
>every other subject does....makes me wonder what people use all their
>expensive Leica equipment for.....;-)
>
>B. D.
>