RE: [Leica] TWO AMAZING PHOTOS

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Again, to each his/her/its own.....I think the combat shot is, as I
responded before, astounding, for its composition, the expressions captured,
the fear, violence, apparent cool, it contains....And the Gore photo
....well....again, composition, subject matter, color, feel.....But that's
me...;-)

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 Chuck
> Albertson
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 11:53 AM
> To: LUG
> Subject: Re: [Leica] TWO AMAZING PHOTOS
>
>
> B.D.---
>
> I had seen both photos on the front page of Monday's Times, but I wasn't
> that astounded and didn't see the point of commenting on them. The first
> photo was quite dramatic, but I think some of its shock value
> (for lack of a
> better word) was diluted by having seen the video footage of the same
> incident most of Sunday afternoon, including the poor kid and his father
> receiving a direct burst of automatic weapons fire ("caught in a
> crossfire,"
> my ass!). The Gore picture didn't really impress me; I thought
> Gore had put
> on a lot of weight, until I noticed that he wasn't the guy taking the
> picture.
>
> Chuck Albertson
> Seattle, Wash.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 6:26 AM
> 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.
> >
> >
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