Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Gerry...understand that those of us who did not respond to your note, understand perfectly what motivated it, appreciate your excellent work, and had the same reaction as you on seeing the high quality of other people's images submitted for FOM2... we all are stimulated to try harder and do better... :-) Steve >I feel very guilty about the posting I made with the above heading. It was >made tongue in cheek as a half funny posting and hence the little face at >the end of it. I guess there is a difference in the American and British >senses of humour because there have been a number of postings reassuring me >that my work is good enough to submit, and that I shouldn't commit suicide >yet for a while! Just to reassure those of you who are concerned about my >future, my work is amongst the work submitted and displayed ready to be >judged with the others. However, the kind words and concern were much >appreciated! I think I will be round for a little longer, mainly because >nobody offered to buy my cameras at a good price ;>) > >Regards to all > >Gerry > >Gerry Walden LRPS >www.gwpics.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tina Manley >Sent: 19 November 2002 22:43 >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] FOM2 - Depressing > > >At 04:45 PM 11/19/02 -0500, you wrote: >> > >> > Gerry Walden wrote: >> > > The more I look at the FOM2 the more depressed I get about my own >> > > inadequacies. Such great images, and all taken on Leica. Anybody in >the >> > > market for my cameras as I am thinking of taking up needlepoint! ;>( >> > > >> > > Gerry > >Gerry - > >You are going about it the wrong way. Instead of looking at the best >images on FMO2 - and there is an abundance of wonderful photos this year - >go through and pick out the ones which prompt you to say, "Now why did they >submit that?" Out of almost 900 photos there are bound to be some that you >question. >Concentrate on those and tell yourself, "I can do better than that with my >eyes shut!" > >Your photos that I've seen are certainly worthy of inclusion in the FMO2. > >Tina > > >Tina Manley, ASMP >http://www.tinamanley.com > >images available from: >http://www.pdiphotos.com >http://www.mira.com >http://www.agpix.com >http://www.newscom.com > > > > >-- >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 - -- Steve Barbour - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html