Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/06

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Subject: [Leica] FOM 2
From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@home.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 17:26:12 -0700
References: <LPBBLMODPGDGLIJJINOAEEKMFCAA.brian@imagespace.co.uk>

yes... a family of images showing a beautiful range of human emotions....
and  photographic magic.




> Phew!
>
> I've just been through all the images on the FOM board and this is the
> hardest thing I've had to do in many a year!
>
> I decided to be really harsh in my judgement and on first pass through
(I've
> looked at all the images, rather than the thumbnails) I'm down to about
130
> images - but how the hell am I going to get this down to 50, let alone 30!
> This part is going to take a lot longer and I may even be tempted to add
> pics I have already excluded.
>
> This project is much more interesting now that there is a lot more
submitted
> images (there seemed to be a rush towards the end). For someone like me,
who
> has left the professional world behind many years ago and has only
recently
> re-embraced photography, it is very encouraging. I love the obvious
> enthusiasm that is coming through from all levels of experience, and the
> fact that (with the recent discussion of other enthusiast groups
galleries)
> the Leica approach tends to get the photographer 'closer' to people. The
> submitted entries as a whole are very impressive, regardless of technical
> issues - I am really impressed with the social and personal level of
> involvement with people as human beings and not just as objects of visual
> interest.
>
> This is a hell of a thing to judge and personal taste, mood at time of
> viewing, current attitude to life, the universe and everything, must be
> taken into consideration - but I am proud to be a part of this project
(even
> though I wouldn't have chosen any of my own pics even if it was allowed!).
>
> very humbled
>
> Brian McCarthy
> brian@imagespace.co.uk
> www.imagespace.co.uk
>
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