Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Jerry for elevating me to Idol status. Truth is though, you overlooked the qualities of Eric's shots. Not all in the series were my cup of tea, but two were quite worthy. I'm sorry that people jumped you for your opinion. You do deserve an opinion, and paraphrasing the old saying, everyone has one, and all of them but mine stinks! I think however the reason you received off-list emails that you consider vicious, is that your comments were perceived as vicious. I certainly did, but I thank you. I figured that if you had something bad to say about them, they were worth a second look, and indeed they were. Sonny (idol) http://www.sonc.com On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 19:08:20 -0800, Jerry Lehrer wrote > Eric > > I am glad that someone shares the fact that I have a right to comment > in other than a fawning, adulatory manner. > > You might be surprised at the off-list, vicious e-mails that I > received on my comments on those photos. You would think that I had > insulted such idols as BD, or Sonny! > > When one asks for opinions, one should be prepared to receive them, > whether they are accepted or not. > > Jerry > > Eric wrote: > > > Sam: > > > > >Jerry, do you really have no sense that sometimes it's better to say > > >nothing? > > > > Actually, I appreciate Jerry's being honest and forthright in his > > assessment. I was soliciting opinions and critiques, after all. If he > > thinks the pictures are dull, that's his right. And I'm glad he chose to > > share his opinion. > > > > Sonny: > > > > >Six and seven are my favs. Six, because of the formal way you presented the > > >shot, and seven, because it has so much going on it in. > > > > (6) http://canid.com/sf_temp/old_reflecting_new.html > > (7) http://canid.com/sf_temp/old_mill.html > > > > Thanks. Those are my favorites, too. > > > > Phong: > > > > > I wonder if Eric prefers to live closer to nature. > > > > I do enjoy being in a small town. What's really funny to me is that the > > people who were born here consider it to be a big city. Granted, it's the > > largest city in the state, but we're a 4 hour drive from the nearest Leica > > dealer. :) > > > > > All in all though, especially 7, shows very careful composition. Eric, do you like Joel > > > Meyerowitz ? > > > > Thanks. I'm not familiar with his work, but I did find his website. I do > > like what I've seen so far. > > > > Jim: > > > > > The thing that strikes me most is the silence that these convey > > > > I hadn't noticed that while I was taking the pictures, but when I had the > > negatives on my light table, that sorta jumped out at me from this grouping. > > I'm glad somebody else noticed. :) > > > > Daniel: > > > > >Yep, looks the same way it did in the seventies :) > > > > Heh. Probably the only thing that's changed is the statue of David. I > > don't believe it's been around that long. From my understanding, it caused > > quite a ruckus, and some locals thought it should be wearing a fig leaf. Oh > > the horrors of having a naked statue! :) > > > > Gene: > > > > >Wait a minute, guys...Remember this is Sioux Falls, there are probably no > > >more than 3 people there in the first place. ;-) > > > > Over the weekend, we had our first homocide of the year. A couple drunks > > got in a fight and one ended up stabbing the other. You can't completely > > get away from it all, but in the last city I lived, the first homocide was > > measured in hours after New Year's instead of in months. So that figure > > should now be reduced to 2... :) > > > > Eric > > -- > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html