Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hmm, well...uh....gee...uh....uh....ah....well... I'm going to keep my mouth shut for once...except that BD does good stuff and can be insightful....and.,..uh....hmmm....well, 2 M7's sounds kinda extravagant. When I was young I wanted a Mercedes 300SL. Now that I'm older and still can't afford one I've convinced myself they are just metal things with 4 rubber wheels. I could use the same conversation with myself about many "consumer items" and do with frequency; but. 1. Hot air balloons make terrific shooting platforms 2.Gaming computers keep the potential little delinquents off the streets. 3.Plasma TV is easier on the eyes and keeps adult delinquents out of sight and out of mind. 4.Formal living rooms are good for wakes and maintaining a distance from guests you really don't enjoy. 5.I agree with you about auto racing (sorry Harvey) and lets add the NBA, NFL, NHL, and most of the other junk on TV. Of course this doesn't include programing for the above mentioned plasmatites. (they must be entertained) 6.I drive a 1995 Jeep which suits me and always feel conspicuous in the family Lexus. 7.I comment on your work quite often and many times find myself envious of your productivity. You do great stuff. Now, I will shut up! Walt > >In a message dated 6/29/2006 8:40:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time, >joelct@singnet.com.sg writes: > >B. D. Colen wrote: > > > >>Of course what I really love is the fact that never before in human >>history >>has so much expensive photo gear been used to produce such mediocre photos >>week after week after week after week >> >> > > >I don't see your point at all. Mediocre is a subjective label, and to cut >a >wide swath with a teeny little instrument like you just did is beneath >you. > >What is not a pleasant photograph to you may be a winner in someone else's >eyes. The past six years or so that I have been here and on other lists >have >taught me new ways of seeing through other's eyes. > >It's funny to me, that when I post an unusual shot, I'll get comments >equally liking it and hating it. Mostly, I get no comment at all, and it >surprises >me when I do get one. > >Of course, if I do post an interesting shot that gets a few comments, you >or >someone else will hijack my subject line, and it will finally turn into a >conversation about the price of beets in Russia or something else >completely >off-topic, pretty much like this one did. > >There are many examples of hardware that is far more expensive put to >"useless" tasks. Take an Indianapolis race car; millions of dollars >spent to go >500 miles and end up (hopefully) in the same spot. > >Other examples of non productive expensive things > >Hot air balloons >Gaming Computers >Plasma TV sets >Formal Living Rooms > >The list is long. I don't shoot Leicas because I expect they will make >my >pictures better. I shoot Leicas because I am a gear snob. > >Kyle says I am a conspicuous consumer because of my two M7's but I love >the >tactile feel of them. I have been around Leicas since I was a young >teenager, and now I can afford several (albeit older ones.) > >People have priorities, I drive a 1999 Plymouth. You commute to work in >a >vehicle that costs several million dollars. I like being able to stop >and >photograph a flower on the way to work. You are stuck with taking >pictures >of the people who ride in your car. > > > >Regards, >Sonny >http://www.sonc.com >Natchitoches, Louisiana >Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane >?galit?, libert?, crawfish > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >