Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Alastair for FOM2....an opportunity, a learning experience, a kick in the pants.....and it's just the beginning...Steve - ----- > Hi all, > > I know I'm chiming in late on many of these discussions, but here goes: > > . the Noctilux may be a specialist piece of glass, but it performs quite **** > . a few have said --- get out there and take pictures, and the good images > will follow -- but I'm here to tell you, at least for me, it ain't that > easy. The more you take the better you might get, as long as you review your > work, take critisism wisely, experiment, practice the good, and minimize the > bad, but as FOM2 shows, the talent and experience of some will outdo the > hard work and simple volume of others. This is where PAW and FOM2 projects > are so good for those of us who really want to work hard on our photography, > and become "better" -- what ever that means. I've been delighted by the > number of comments from the group on how much they have learnt by reviewing > the submissions made in year one. If you haven't seen all 775, you only have > a few more weeks before we pull them off the server, and I'd suggest you > spend some time going through them and perhaps trying to make up your own > mind on which 100 you would have included. Most who have done this find that > they agree with about 50% of the final selections, and everyone seems to > have enjoyed the challenge, and many seem to have learnt more about their > own work and bias. I see these projects as the 3rd great benefit of the LUG: > > 1. General information > 2. Fantastic opportunity to make new friends all over the world > 3. Actual practical hands on workshops for all of us to enjoy > > So put your Leica where your money is, if you can afford the time (and I'd > love to) get a PAW site, see what comments your images bring, select your > favourites, and get them onto the FOM2 project and see if you can compete > with the big boys/gals. The feed back I'm getting, is that you won't regret > it. > > Cheers and here's luck > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html