Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] suitability of M for wildlife photography
From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 19:26:19 -0700
 
Quite a few of the much reviled NG photogs use wide angles with electronic
triggering devices to get some very impressive wildlife photos.

John Collier

> From: Tom Finnegan <TomF@piengr.com>
> 
> Wasn't it Robert Capa that said something along the lines of, 'if the
> picture isn't any good, you are not close enough'. So much of wildlife
> photography is static stale pictures of animals taken from a long ways away
> with some monster lens. Can you imagine doing street photography with a 400
> mm lens? Certainly not! So why wildlife photography? All sense of intimacy
> and involvement is lost.

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