Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with you about the news media outlets. But who took the photo and submitted it. I agree it has been done for years, but does that make it an acceptable practice? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Another Altered Photo > I'd be much more concerned with the integrity and honesty of those who own > the news media outlets. Besides, there is nothing done today which wasn't > done in all those yesterdays. Something else as well, when is the last > time you heard of a publisher or CEO getting shot in a war zone? :-P > > Walt > > John Sluss wrote: > >> Any comment on the integrity and honesty of the photographer? Maybe all >> news photographers should go back to film and transmit the negatives to >> the newspaper? Is it time to look at all photographs coming out of a war >> zone as questionable, to be looked at with a jaundiced eye? >> >> Just a couple of thoughts. >> >> John >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 11:13 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another Altered Photo >> >> >>> I'm sure those in the unaltered photo were much happier being bombed in >>> low contrast. As I mentioned before, look at Christopher Anderson's work >>> http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/ on the Magnum site. Anderson, a Canadian, >>> should be relatively objective. His work seems to be straightforward and >>> for him, a very risky business. Wonder what rationale Limbaugh would use >>> prove Anderson's images fake? Perhaps he could call on Westmoreland's PR >>> expert who stated Nick Ut faked it with his napalm shot. I've heard >>> tales David Turnley missed the shot loading an M3 but that Ut was also >>> using a Leica? >>> >>> Walt >>> >>> Gregory Rubenstein wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Reuters has canned a photographer in Beirut for altering a photo, >>>> according to an article at the following link from MSNBC. >>>> >>>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13165165/ >>>> >>>> This includes the photo, altered and unaltered, as well as Reuter's >>>> story. >>>> >>>> Greg Rubenstein >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >