Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/19
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At 10:08 PM -0800 1/19/02, Marc Attinasi wrote:
>I hope Eric keeps posting pictures of his daughter. I take at least
>50 pictures of my daughter a week, and when my new daughter is born,
>Wednesday at 2:00pm, I will be taking hundreds and probably even
>foisting a few upon the list. Very many of Eric's shots are great,
>and they make me smile - what could be better?
>
>BUT, I must state my difference of opinion with Sonny about the
>merits of landscape shots. Photographs are many things - documents,
>reflections of reality, distortions of reality, contemplative
>pieces, humorous pieces, political statements, enigmatic pieces...
>People are very complex and provide a lot of opportunities, but
>environmental pieces - landscapes, abstracts and the like - give us
>a chance for some inner calm, some quiet reflection, a meditative
>reprieve.
>
>I'm thinking of the shot Sonny had of the flag reflection in the
>water - with and without the ducks - it had no people in it and it
>was wonderful (http://www.sonc.com/flag_dux.htm).
>
>Picture people do require special effort, and so do good pictures
>that have no people!
>
>OK, back to the darkroom now.
I shoot as many pictures of my daughter as she will let me. For about
15 years she didn't let me, and I miss those years. But I can do it
again, and I do.
I even have a 'Ted Grant' shot of my daughter! :-)
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