Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/13

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] A few comments:
From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@home.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 21:24:09 -0700
References: <200112132328.PAA04280@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <20011214041136.28999.qmail@mail.netconnect.com.au>

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

In reply to: Message from firkin@netconnect.com.au ([Leica] A few comments:)