[Leica] waiting for the magic...

[kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)]

On Oct 16, 2008, at 2:01 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Steve Barbour offered:
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> Subject: Re: [Leica] waiting for the magic...
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>>>> thanks so much Ted...a few expressed a little concern that it's too
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> real/too honest...
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> I am confident that is what gives it its strength...
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> anyway, here is the final version...
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/paw2008/magic_001.jpg.html
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> Hi Steve,
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> Absolutely not too real at all, it's perfect for what it shows. An  
> ill child
> under great medical care.
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> Sure beats the hell out of kids in Iraq, Haiti, Somalia and all the  
> other
> countries where we see them dying of starvation, diseases and war  
> almost
> every day.
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> Some of the problems we hear of but rarely see, are covered by all  
> kinds of
> warnings, "This picture may offend, use discretion when viewing!"  
> Screw
> them, stick it right in their face as real, as real as it can be! Then
> maybe, just maybe, some of the killing, wars, famines and other  
> inhumanity
> man unto man. Might come to an end.
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> Hell if we used real pictures up tight and in the face of viewers  
> where a
> child with their head & face half blown away, soldiers with their guts
> hanging out and covered in blood. yet still alive! It might make a
> difference in how some peoples of the world think about caring for  
> others.
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> It's a lot of this molly coddling censorship of pictures "not to  
> offend"
> anyone, that quite frankly is pure political bull shit that allows  
> it to
> happen!
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> It allows governments to get away with some of the atrocities  
> occurring
> about the world.
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> Don't back away from using this picture simply because it's KISS  
> beautiful
> with it's in your face message of care and concern.


certainly Ted, your words place it clearly into perspective...they may  
help people see it as it is,

as I see it...


> These stupid TV "reality programmes" could use some of your " honest  
> reality
> photographs" and do some good in the world. Instead of creating dumb  
> ass
> idiots running about to entertain similar like brainless morons who  
> watch
> this crap.
> OOPS!!!!! A slight slip into rant mode! :-) Sorry.
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> Steve you have a winner without question, let's hope the judges aren't
> hopeless wimps afraid to show the real world what caring for real  
> children
> is all about!

I wish I could submit these words with it...

maybe the judges can be cured of their quest for ho hum happy snaps...


thanks, Steve


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> On Oct 16, 2008, at 8:49 AM, Ted Grant wrote:
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>> Steve Barbour offered:
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>>>> our hospital will enter this photo in the competition of the
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>> Association of Childrens' Hospitals...
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>>> I am pleased with their decision,<<<<<<<,
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>> Good on you Steve,
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>> Best of luck! Naw luck wont be necessary, you'll blow them away!
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>> It's such a
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>> However, just in case. Tons of good luck with it! ;-) :-)
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> thanks so much Ted...a few expressed a little concern that it's too
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> real/too honest...
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> I am confident that is what gives it its strength...
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> anyway, here is the final version...
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/paw2008/magic_001.jpg.html
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> I sure would like to hear what great photographers and real human
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> beings feel,
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> thanks,
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> Steve
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>> Cheers,
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>> ted
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