Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My 2? on this issue... I think B.D., Doug and Mark are all right about this one. I think most, but not all of what we read on the LUG is just "finger chatting" and not literature, with a lot of the colloquialism, fuzzy thinking and idiomatic expression one might expect in an ordinary social conversation conducted among friends or peers. To keep us closer to on topic, I think I'm beginning to see the same "conversational attitude" toward capturing images emerge, especially with digital cameras in the hands of a "chimper" or worse, the cell 'phone cam. Those of us who learned and love to use the fully manual camera such as Leica M series, with gorgeous, sharp optics, are probably just as put off by "out of focus" and "poorly composed" thoughts as we are similarly flawed photographic images. And yes, just to place where I am along this spectrum, I find I am usually offended by unintended unsharpness in a photograph! Len -- -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 6:43 AM To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: While it is happening (B. D. Colen) You're absolutely correct, Mark; there are different standards. The problem, however, is that the formal standard has weakened enormously in the past 40 years, and having the second standard weakens it further, as the sloppy Email writing carries over into more formal communication. At least that's how I see it. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:51 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: While it is happening (B. D. Colen) According to me there is a different kind of style and level of writing which goes with email and email on lists. You don?t write email like you would type or hand write a letter in the 60's all other cultural things aside. This is not just me I think I got it from somewhere. Hook me up and find out. I think its like eating spaghetti with a friend. Sometimes you just make a truce and agree to slurp. Romaine leaves can be best eaten by hand sans fork. http://www.caesar-salad.com/ Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/ (snip)