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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Winter in GA
From: "Ted Bayer" <tedbayer@harbornet.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 14:49:11 -0800
References: <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJKEJHOFAA.darkroom@ix.netcom.com>

Hi George, Austin, et al:

No problem for me with anything that you have written, or BD, or anyone
else.  Each of us sees things in a different way from a different
perspective.

Actually, I am rather enjoying this thread.

Best,

Ted in Olalla


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From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 2:07 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Winter in GA


> Hi Ted in Olalla,
>
> > The gentleman who wrote this series is from the my era - the 40s,
50s,
> > 60s, and he is displaying a fine example of portraiture from that
era.
>
> I'm not trying to be crass here, but I don't see that as "fine" from
ANY
> era.  It just has no soul, is unnatural and not real.  It's tacky and
gaudy
> in my opinion, and that's just my opinion.  And I'm not trying to be
mean or
> belittle anyone about what they like.  Some people think B&W is
foolish.
> Some people think color is foolish.  Some people think 35mm is
foolish, and
> some MF foolish...it doesn't make it right or wrong.
>
> Thank GOD I don't have any pictures of my family that are like that.
I know
> people who do.  Everyone makes jokes (or at least snickers a bit)
about
> those pictures.  I DO have some portraits of my father, from the 50's
and
> 60's and they do NOT look like that, they look nice, in fact, very
nice.  I
> also have some of my mother, and they look really nice too.  They are
> natural, and real.
>
> > Now, what's wrong with a young man wanting to learn the basics of
> > posing, lighting, etc.
>
> Nothing, of course!
>
> >  He asked about portraits.  That's what this is
> > about.
>
> Well, it's "about" ONE way SOME people have done "portraits".  There
are
> other ways.
>
> Austin
>
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