Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I was reading your responses to Robert - I felt relieved because I always >considered this gut feeling "obsessive compulsive" (no digs, being >serious), I understand the determination that occupies every waking >minute.......actually that is how I ended up getting my Leica, I was not >going to stop until I had one in my hand that I could call my own and I >moved mountains to do that....almost felt like an alcoholic chasing that >drink.......... imho, there's a _huge_ difference here -- what i think robert and ted are talking about is a burning desire to create; to make something exist that didn't exist before, to tell a story that will eat through you if you're unable to get it out; this is what makes doug herr get up at 5:30 in the morning to chase a ruby tipped whatnot warbler through a muddy bank, it's what made ansel adams keep going back to hernandez over and over and over until the light was just right. it's not the same -- in fact i don't think it's even related -- to the (also sometimes very powerful) desire to own something in particular, whether it's a camera or a car. i've felt both. (sadly, more often for me it's the "ooh! i want that big television!" feeling rather than the "i have to get up at 5:30 and crawl into that sewer to get that shot" one.) just my .02. take it for what it's worth. k "needs to get out more and take pictures" c - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html