Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yup - the parallels go further, in that neither Jordan nor Gibson are that well-known over this side of the pond. (OK, Michael Jordan isn't totally unknown, but he has none of the fame of a Beckham or Ronaldinho, for instance.) Nick ----- Original Message ---- From: Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, 5 June, 2006 4:16:23 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Pretentious? Even the colors are very Air Jordan. Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies On Jun 5, 2006, at 11:05 AM, G Medina wrote: > Gibson is an odd character who seems very confident > with his vision. Perhaps he's too commercial for the > taste of us, but you have to give the guy credit for > finding a way to live and survive on photography > alone. Looking through his site I see many great > photos that will continue to be studied by photography > students for the next 50 years. I suppose the Gibson > MP is no different than a pair of Air Jordan's > sneakers, but imagine if he'd also requested a UV > filter permanently affixed to his Summilux Asph. > > --- Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> wrote: > >> LUG and LEG - >> >> This makes me physically ill. Can you say >> "pretentious"? >> >> > http://www.ralphgibson.com/boutique/?% > 20tm_session=f125ed027ad521d4010f36c0be311258 >> >> What is Leica marketing thinking? Barf!!! >> >> Tina >> >> Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA >> http://www.tinamanley.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >> more information >> > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information