Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]bdcolen wrote: > Right. I think they are talking stuffed bird/dead bug. Which, in some > ways, is really pretty funny when you think about it. Very Saturday > Night Live. > > I have to say I have never understood the Nat Geo. Photo mystique. Yes, > many outstanding photographers have worked for the magazine over the > years. Yes, they expend tens of thousands of dollars on assignments and > consume entire warehouses full of film. But to produce what? > > B. D. I was a long-time subscriber to National Geographic but cancelled my subscription this past year for two reasons. First, I feel that the quality of the pictures in the magazine has declined dramatically over the past number of years. I can't put my finger on when it happened, but over the past decade there has been a definite deterioration. Second, the despicable behavior of NG management toward their photographers tipped the balance. I've replaced the NG with a subscription to Arizona Highways, which has top quality photography and writing. To those who think that this publication isn't of general interest to those outside Arizona, I suggest you check out an issue. Unlike NG, which often sat on the coffee table unread, I read every issue of Arizona Highways cover to cover. It is really an excellent publication, photographically and otherwise. Rolfe - -- Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street (212) 463-0029 | New York, Ny 10014 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html