Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: The Decisive Moment is gone
From: "Rob Appleby" <rob@robertappleby.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 21:28:29 +0100
References: <008001c3a3c9$96b27e60$6401a8c0@CCA4A5EF37E11E>

They portray the reality of a westerner in a third world setting, what else
do you expect?

- -- Rob

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- ----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 7:21 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] re: The Decisive Moment is gone


> They certainly don't look set up, and some of them are truly outstanding
> images. But given Rob's philosophy regarding the role of the
> photographer and photography, I always have to wonder. That doesn't make
> the images any less technically compelling - and moving - but it does
> make me wonder about whose reality they convey.
>
> B. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Daniel
> Ridings
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 1:12 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] re: The Decisive Moment is gone
>
>
> > >This sort of thing?:
> > >http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0204/city_intro.htm
> >
> > I've loved Rob's photographs of India since I first saw them; but
> > after his comments here, I wonder how many of them were set up.  Do
> > you really think it doesn't matter?
>
> Looking at them doesn't make me wonder how he got the train to rush by,
> or the people to wash clothes in the water or to buy offerings at the
> temple entrance.
>
> Daniel
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