Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, I'll tell you, Eric. I did NOT see that photo posted on the LUG by the person who took it. If it was, and if I missed the original direct post, my apologies to the poster - because LUG members know full well I do NOT normally respond that way to posted photos; I make it a point to either not respond to photos I don't like, or to respond with what I feel is constructive criticism. I was responding to something that I thought Afterswift had found somewhere and posted with an utterly bizarre comment. And I said what I thought about the photo, particularly given the comment that seemed to put it on a par with Keats Grecian Urn.... It's bad enough when someone posts a really bad photo here and everyone oooohs and aaaaahs - which certainly doesn't help the photographer any. But to important a photo from somewhere else and point it out as an example of stunning photography....well, sorry, but biting my tounge isn't one of my strong suits. However, as I stated at the top. IF that photo was posted to the LUG by a member of the list, my apologies for having commented on it at all. B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Eric Ladner Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:45 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] synecdoche and how photographers practice poetry You know, it really is possible to offer meaningful criticism without using personal attacks. Why don't you try to say something useful, instead of just being insulting and offensive? -Eric On Mar 15, 2005, at 7:30 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: > Are you sure that synechdoce isn't just Greek for "really crappy photo > that looks like something a not very talented > 9-year-old-would-take-with-her-first-camera-thinking-that-it-had- > great-m > eaning?" _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information