Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello LEICA-USER, Amazing Post. From my point of view, stealth posting, no Name. Also hard to figure out what the hell you are saying from your stealth position. I must be too damn shallow to understand you. Are you saying everyone should love Annie? Or do exactly what she does? Or throw our Leicas in the river? 'fes up! tell us what the hell you really mean. SonC Monday, October 27, 2003, 7:39:21 PM, you wrote: >> > The truth is.... LUic> she did it. Neither one of us did what she did...oh LUic> yes..maybe, quite a number of us could LUic> have....but we did not...she did and so I think we should LUic> APPRECIATE instead of HATE. LUic> She might not have taken pics that WE do but she did hers LUic> her own way and the world is a LUic> much different place because of them. We should not judge why and how people's sanity LUic> is maintained. We will never know how many people left LUic> an AL exhibit feeling better LUic> about themselves...so...we should just try to take OUR LUic> work to a place where we can also LUic> be criticised, loved, hated, praised, dragged down on a LUic> user group..all that good stuff...I LUic> hope we want to change the world with our pics. That is LUic> why we all went into photography LUic> I hope. "because we wanted the world to be a better LUic> place." For all the other folks who LUic> bought these expensive pieces of machines to put their LUic> d---s into..they can will it to LUic> themselves and have their kins put it into their caskets for eternity. >> > >> Annie Leibovitz was covering the Rock Scene with 35m Nikons and pushed >> Tri X long ago. >> Other's were doing a better job but she did ok. >> When she started doing the squares her shots got more interesting. More square. >> You know. The formal thing! Concepts! >> And she became more famous than most her subjects. >> >> I like the shot of the great Emma Thompson wrapped up in toilet paper. >> I think it is a joke on Annie and a triumph for Emmas long standing >> dream of her definition of stupid fame. >> I think for decades she dreamed of making an ass of A.L. by getting shot >> by her wrapped in toilet paper. I bet it sounded good as an ongoing >> joke. TP 'd as they say and this is the season for it. >> That wish finally came true. >> Some get a hand print in the sidewalk. >> Emma got TP'd by Annie. >> >> Some would wish to wear an asbestos suit and light themselves on fire >> and strike and interesting pose for Annie. Maybe dive off a building >> into a pool. I don't know how many colors you can paint people. She Got >> Meryl in a bath tub of Milk how about some nice yellow water and some >> stinky talent in it. Its not as if it's not been done and attracted a >> lot of attention. >> I thought of doing myself people with their cats but lets fact it that's >> pretty boring compared to what Annie does. I think we'd need to dress up >> the cats in funny outfits. Like super heroes. Hulk Cat. >> >> Rocky J. Squirrel. >> >> Mark Rabovitz >> >> Portland, Oregon USA >> http://www.rabinergroup.com >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html LUic> -- LUic> To unsubscribe, see LUic> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Best regards, Sonny mailto:sonc@sonc.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html