Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> Thanks for this, I recently saw an exhibition of images of a guy who had >> travelled all over Afganistan. For "artistic" reasons, he did all his >> work >> on pin hole roll film cameras. What a shame was all I could think (and >> for >> once Helen agreed) that these simply wonderful images that the world >> should see are blurred OOF representations when a simple M would have >> brought home the bacon. >> >> There is good pin hole work, don't get me wrong, but taking crappy >> pictures because the country was "crappy" (his concept was more that the >> images required "luck" as did much of life in the country) seemed a sad >> waste of a wonderful adventurous journey. >> >> Each to his own >> >> Cheers >> >> Alastair >> > > Or instead of "crappy' country - technique he had a huge RESPECT for it > so > he used what he felt to be and many would a agree a SUPERIOR technique to > those who would shoot tiny chunks of 24x36mm film hand held on not > particularly high rez film to be developed in a Kiosk in a parking lot. > > Pin hole photography is easy to underestimate.* > And this is large format. Tripod work. > > * > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinhole_camera > > Mark William Rabiner Ok Mark, you got me here, I certainly did not mean crappy country or to be disrespectful: you have been hoping to trap me and have. Well done Happy new year Alastair