Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> While there are still millions of children in this world who own no shoes, the idea > of the expense and trouble expended to get folks over here to spend a thousand > dollars on some piece of cut and stitched flimsy material is utterly sickening. Call > me a bleeding heart. Make my day. You could make the same sort of argument against the space program,ultimately maybe even against some medical procedures. But maybe they help to sustain a big industry . Take aviation what is the logic of carrying 500 passengers to a far off destination to relax? Just to get a plane airborn the first time, takes 2 million people. They also provide enytertainment like movie stars or rock musicians. I postulate that most people enjoy watching the beatifull crowd. > A recent TV documentary here told the story of some teenage boy from rural prairie > Canada who was pursuing a career as a runway model. What was depicted sure looked > like a ridiculous life, and something I would not want my children involved with. I,ve read somewhere that having kids is like firing an arrow.you can aim it a bit but once released it will choose it,s own path. > However, I have no hesitation is saying that the best fashion photogs are conceptual > geniuses, masters of lighting and form. They would deserve major kudos, if only > they'd use their talents for good, not evil. ;-) > > Emanuel > -- > 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