Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter said it all on the first photo. On the second I have to add that the people involved in the rescue show so much compassion on their faces, specialy the soldier carrying the old man. You can tell there is concern and genuine human caring. just my 10 cents peace D On Sep 15, 2005, at 11:25 PM, Peter Klein wrote: > At 02:46 PM 9/15/2005 -0700, Tina Manley wrote: >> Not a Leica, but this is funny: >> http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp? >> vnu_content_id=1001137642 >> >> And this one from the same site is controversial but not funny: >> http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp? >> vnu_content_id=1001137235 > > Both are perfectly legitimate photos. The first is just plain funny. > And I would find it funny whether it was of George Bush, Bill Clinton, > Richard Nixon or JFK. Most of us have suffered through long meetings > that tax the bladder's limits. That the President of the U. S. is not > immune is comforting. > > I'm sure that Rush Limbaugh et al will rage at this example of liberal > media bias, and they are dead wrong. Any newspaper editor worth his > salt would run this one, regardless of who the President and his party > was. > > As for the second one, it's actually a beautiful picture, and I caught > the analogy to the Pieta as soon as I saw it. Nudity? This is not > what most people mean when they say "nudity." There is no prurience > here. The only thing that bothers me a little is that the some might > feel that the old man is shown having lost all dignity. But > wait--someone thought to cover his privates with a towel. That shows > *attention* to his dignity. > > All in all, I think that this image of soldiers and a civilian medic > saving him together is a good thing. That The Authorities couldn't > get it together earlier so the old guy wouldn't be in such bad shape > is either a disgrace or testament to the power of the storm. Or both. > This could be an iconic photo of the storm's aftermath. > > --Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information