Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] salago had help from ELEKTRONIKZ
From: Henry Ambrose <henryambrose@home.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 22:19:43 -0500

Hey B.D,
Maybe I did not state my case clearly.
I think this discussion is like - 
Who's better Beethoven or Bach?
Vanilla or Chocolate?

And as to "no one - so far - has been so stupid" think of the posts 
you've read asking "what kind of film did famous photographer X use?" 
I'll fill in the line after that for the poor sap with "I'm gonna buy 
some of that" "or shame they don't make that anymore"

I think each photographer should make his own pictures. Study all thats 
gone before us and make your own pictures.

Best,
Henry

>Come on, Henry - In the first place, no one - so far - has been so
>stupid has to write something such as you jokingly wrote...In the second
>place, I sure don't worship photographers - no matter how good they may
>be - nor are any my "heros..."
>
>B. D.
>
>Henry Ambrose wrote:
>> 
>> Arrrgh !!!!
>> 
>> Soon, someone will write:
>> 
>> "I am going first thing Monday morning and buying the same gear as
>> Salgado, (HCB, EWS, whoever) then my pictures will be as good as his."
>> 
>> Granted, you are talking about photography but isn't it time to leave off
>> the hero worship?
>> 
>> Go make pictures and feel better.
>> 
>> Henry
>> if my minivan had a 500 hp V8 it would beat your BMW
>> if frogs had wings --------