Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, I agree that we must also have the non-leica content, or we would loose a huge part of the diversity and knowlege base that we enjoy here. I am also guilty of not posting, but have a whole bunch of stuff that I could post. Now that things are starting to calm down here, I hope to start posting again and getting feedback from the LUG Family. Cheers, Gene -------------- Original message from Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>: -------------- > On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > > > > > Personally I AM an advocate of Leica content in the LUG and Yearbook. > > However I recognise that I am in a minority. I'm not sure that > > "virtually > > all" are not is correct though! > > > > My contributions have been all Leica, and I suppose shall be, just because > that's mostly what I shoot, with the exception of a V/C lens not duplicated > in the Leica line-up. That said, I don't draw a line on the beach sand, if > someone has a nice bikini shot or no bikini atoll (very old pun) > > > > I'll contribute again this year FWIW but I'm flummoxed why books full of > > Leica photographs from many of the best in the LUG (my alternatives not > > replacements for your compilations) attract almost zero interest in > > comparison. Very different approaches certainly. > > > > Well, I'll tell you about that. Demands on the bucks these days mean > choosing, and I can't be filling up my bookcase at this point in my life. > In fact, I'm doing just the opposite, clearing and giving away. > > Why don't you guys just get into a posting frenzy, so some of us guys who > post week in and week out won't feel so lonely out here? > > You know, you don't have to go halfway around the Earth on an amazingly > expensive holiday to take a flipping picture. I sat in my easy chair the > other night and took one. > > Four shots, the first three blocks from my house, the second a block > further > away, the next ten miles away, the last in my house. Get busy guys. > > Geeze. > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > (+31.754164,-093.099080) > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information