[Leica] B. D. PAW

[jgovindaraj at eth.net (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

B.D & Ted,
Cant you look beyond photojournalism and agree that other visions exist. 
What you say reminds me of the Paris salons of the 19th century, where 
pundits used to declare that Ingres was painting, but Manet was not...Looks 
to me that your view is too narrow and limiting.
Cheers
Jayanand Govindaraj
Chennai, India

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:06 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] B. D. PAW


> Not at all, Jorg - You are using Photoshop to make the same kind of
> essential adjustments with a computer that have traditionally been made
> in the darkroom. And as to those who asked about double exposure - I'd
> say sure that's photography...HOWEVER...If it's done in a
> photojournalism context, it should be labeled a double exposure.
>
> Obviously we can come up with endless lists of 'what is thises?' and
> 'what is thatses?' The real question, however, is probably 'to be called
> a "photograph," does the end product have to -at a minimum - contain
> only what was captured in the original negative or in the original
> electronic capture?' - and I would say "Yes." That allows lots of room
> for work in the darkroom...and I would of course not quibble with Sonny
> over whether someone adds their signature in the darkroom or not. Damn,
> Sonny, got some ground glass in your grits this morning or what? :-)
>
> B. D.
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