Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It becomes very narrow.....It isn't armed America, it is a small portion of armed America and I thought that is why he asked for input? He is certainly motivated enough and good enough to do fine without our input but sometimes a second or third or 34th opinion can spark what is already there.One other thing, I don't see a "wide range", of subjects. I'd make a "Wild" guess most of these folks are Bushites? Mellow (on his meds again) Walt B. D. Colen wrote: >As brilliant as Wild Walt is, I'd say Kyle should just stick to his formula >and to hell with all of us and what we think. He has a vision; it's his >vision, and as I interpret it from what I see, it isn't about defending >one's home, it's about the fact that a wide range of people own firearms. >Homies? Sure. But Homies in the house posed the same as everyone else - this >is where I live - this is my gat. Period. > >You go, Kyle. :-) > > >On 6/27/06 10:06 AM, "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > > > >>Kyle >> >>You've done a great job but I'm curious about what you see as a final >>result. It does seem as if what you've captured (albeit fantastically) >>is only a small part of armed America. Reading through the posts >>certainly reinforces what a wise man once said about viewing images. >>"Just shut up and look at the f***ing pictures" Can't remember his name >>but he knew what can happen when we lose track of visual communication.. >> >>A good photograph is worth much more than 1000 words and with the >>exception of B.D.'s verbal wang wacking ( :-P ) that seems evident in >>the current discussion. I just want to throw a few ideas out which might >>make the project a bit more representational? It won't hurt my feelings >>if you tell me to mind my own business or maybe it will just a little. >> >>1. Whoever mentioned rednecks and their pickups hit some kinda >>nail....combine Billy Bob and his Ford and his dawg? >>2. Try homieville....Saturday night specials stuck in the waistbands? >>Remember the anonymous(and frightening) nature of the prisoners and >>their weapons in the recent posts? >>3. Uniformed police? Concentrate on what they're packing in a general >>and generic sort of way. The weapon is the medium which is the message. >>4. National guard? Someone maintaining an armory, surrounded by dozens >>of weapons. >>5. A hunter with his "kill"? >>6. Kids with BB guns. An early start on our inculcation. >>7. People on the other side of the equation. Bullet wounds?, Those who >>lost the gunfight? Bloody med workers in a big city ER? >>8. Something saying the old west....Tombstones, funny things about >>"gettin shot dead"? ( have to meditate on that :-\ ) >>9. Someone standing in their doorway with the proverbial big stick Much >>of armed America may rely on this method of deterrence rather than >>shootin irons. Quite honestly, by the time many of your subjects >>decided which of their fancy pieces to pick up it'd be all over. More >>than likely they 'd be dead, the little lady raped, or maybe the kiddies >>three rooms away would have sucking chest wounds from stray 9mm's. >>10. Speaking of truckers, a driver standing in front of his big rig with >>a .357 in his belt? Twightlight at the local truckstop. >> >>Keep at it, you're going to end up with a fine piece of work. Hope you >>remember us all on the LUG with a few autographed copies? >> >>Walt >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 > > > >