Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well said, Philippe! Adam On 6/10/07, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote: > So? This is something you suddenly discovered all by yourself? > I didn't realize that this list was the epicentre of permanent change > and evolution concerning photographic issues. > > Now about the lecture, BTW another word that you so eloquently -and > ofcourse without any underlying motiv- chose. > The reason why I finally, after a number of very predictable former > posts cc. this subject, reacted, was the following: > Not that you're unwelcome (who am I to even think that), but these so > condescending and innecessary moments really make me mad. > Especially since I really haven't seen any proof of any reason for > that kind of behaviour. > > If you don't realize that you act this way, you have some work to do. > If you do realize it, you even have more work to do. > > It's not necessary, B.D. > Esp. not for a man with your intellectual background. > > Philippe > > > > > Op 10-jun-07, om 18:24 heeft B. D. Colen het volgende geschreven: > > > So I'll ignore the pleasant lecture, Philippe, and respond to the > > comment > > about the Supermarket Muzak. Actually, I agree with you - sort of. I > > actually like the music - Going Home, Mark Knopfler's theme from > > the movie > > local hero - but to each their own. I can generally do without > > sound, but > > bridal couples seem to like it - and it's up there for them and their > > friends, not for me. > > > > Actually, I will respond to the first part - the lecture. I did not > > say that > > anyone's crap - what I did say is that someone the subjects, and > > responses > > to them, are always the same. If you don't believe me, try turning > > off your > > LUG mail for a few weeks, or better yet, a month, then turn it back > > on and > > look at the first 10, 20, 100 posts to come through. It is really eye > > opening. > > > > > > On 6/10/07 11:53 AM, "Philippe Orlent" <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> > > wrote: > > > >> Now th?t's a Groundhog Day feeling for me. > >> This is a so very typical and reoccuring situation, every time again: > >> > >> A somewhat blunt B.D. statement suggesting that we're all crap and > >> that can only lead to one reaction: and how are you doing, dude? > >> Followed by a number of fine photographs to prove that you are doing > >> very well. Sometimes accompanied with an Oly endorsement. > >> Mostly it's preceded by an (easily decryptable and predictable) > >> enigmatic phrase that has to prove that you are a man of the world > >> but that also suggests/insinuates the contrary of those that react to > >> it. > >> It's your typical recipe, B.D. A teaching trick. Very Jesuit, too. > >> But we're not your pupils, are we? > >> We know you're a good photographer. We know you make good > >> photographs. We appreciate them every time again. Sometimes we learn > >> something from them. That's all good. > >> But please leave this self-assuring foreplays out. You don't need > >> that. And neither do we: we're all grown ups here. > >> > >> Thanks for showing, > >> Philippe > >> > >> BTW: Although I liked the slide show I didn't like the music at all: > >> so very clich? and pass?. A warp back in time into the era of > >> supermarket muzak. Surely you can do better than that? > >> > >> > >> Op 10-jun-07, om 16:34 heeft B. D. Colen het volgende geschreven: > >> > >>> To answer a number of questions about what's with me and what have > >>> I been up > >>> to - > >>> - My health is fine, thanks; > >>> - I'm very busy in my day job - some of you may have noticed a > >>> flood of > >>> recent stories about some exciting stem cell research ;-) > >>> - I've been busy shooting - > >>> > >>> Among other recent jobs: > >>> > >>> Here's a slide show with sound of two days of wedding prep and > >>> wedding at > >>> the Baltimore zoo - > >>> > >>> www.bdcolenphoto.com/aliceandtriften > >>> > >>> Here's a pdf of a complete book shot at the Broad Institute of the > >>> celebration of Eric Lander's - he of the human genome project - 50th > >>> birthday and the 20th anniversary of his lab - > >>> > >>> www.bdcolenphoto.com/eric@50.pdf > >>> > >>> And here's book 2 of a 2 book shoot I did of a weekend celebration > >>> of the > >>> life of the deceased wife of a Detroit auto exec. The first volume > >>> was the > >>> gathering of family and friends the day before; this volume > >>> captures the > >>> event itself, held at Symphony Hall in Detroit. > >>> > >>> www.bdcolenphoto.com/millerbook2.pdf > >>> > >>> Other than that I just finished teaching my documentary photo class > >>> at MIT, > >>> and next month will be teaching my Maine Photographic Workshop > >>> class. Next > >>> spring I'll be teaching my doc photo class at both MIT and the > >>> Harvard > >>> Extension School. > >>> > >>> So that's what I've been up to. Oh, right, and I am still shooting > >>> with the > >>> Olympus E1, E330, and occasionally the E500. And to echo the > >>> comments of > >>> several of you, the 7-14 f4 is a terrific lens; it's virtually > >>> welded to my > >>> e330 body - the combination of the super wide angle and the flip > >>> out - and > >>> therefore waist-level - viewing screen is terrific. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 >