Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, In other words, the only important thing is the emotional impact. Right? Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:53 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > leo wesson offered: > Subject: Re: [Leica] Image criteria - a Luddite view > > >> Sharpness is over rated. ?If you look at a lot of HCB photos (the place >> from >> which we all spawn), they ain't sharp. ?But damn, they are good! <<< > > > Hi Leo, > You're absolutely correct! > > Some folks get their tails so tied in knots over the techie things and the > on going super this, that and every other bit of today's massive over burn > of technological massiveness, they forget what the most important thing > about an interesting/great/magnificent or not bad photograph is... "THE > CONTENT AND ?DOES IT GRAB YOU!" > > If one were study HCB's photos on the "constant techie stuff of today?" > He'd > be considered a mediocre shooter at best. > > Thank goodness that isn't the case, because in his work 99.999% is about > "FEELING & MOMENT!" ? Not how ticky tackie sharp it is by the latest razor > blade, bohekie lens made! > cheers, > Dr. ted > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >