Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, just a reaction toward a curious rant that wasn't even addressing anything we talked about. The amazing thing is apparently Steve concurred with your opinions? Weird. On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 1:42 PM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote: > Seemed to have touched a nerve here? :) > > Jim Laird > > On Jun 17, 2012, at 3:30 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > wrote: > > > Jim, did you get off the wrong side of the bed, or are you just upset > that > > B&D did not ship you the OM-D? :-) > > > > It's simply a matter of academic curiosity. > > > > I for one, care very much "the story of the shot." Not that knowing it > will > > necessarily help me in my photography, but simply that they are > interesting > > things to know. > > > > If you want to see some of my photos, regardless of gears, please take a > > look at http://richardmanphoto.com - which actually does not mention any > > gear, except in my blog postings. > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 1:24 PM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> Really? We are worried about whether or not the 'Iwo Jima' shot or the > >> HCB 'Puddle Jumper' shot was staged? Really? Are we worried that maybe > >> the eyelashes on the guy in the puddle jumper shot might be sharper if > >> we shot them with a Nikon D800 vs D800E? Really? Doesn't this seem a > >> bit ridiculous to all of you? Maybe a bit anal? > >> WHO CARES? They are great photographs. Who cares if they were shot > >> with an M4 and a 50mm Collapsible Summicron or an 800E with a Nikkor > >> 50 1.4? It's STILL a great photograph, isn't it? I've seen great > >> photographs taken with 3.2 MP Minolta cameras that most of us would > >> consider pieces of crap, but the photo...a work of art. Beautiful by > >> anyone's standards. > >> I think we all need to take a deep breath, slow down, and realize once > >> and for all that the photograph is what counts. NOT the camera or the > >> lens or the film or the memory card or CS5 or LR4 or whatever we used > >> to get it. A great photograph stands on its own merit. And we all know > >> that the minute we see it. That's what keeps us shooting. We all think > >> that someday we might be skilled enough or (in the end) lucky enough > >> to be in the right place at the right time with a camera to take a > >> photograph that is eternal. Like HCB. He took thousands of > >> photographs, many of which were probably NOT keepers. But he kept on > >> shooting because he was rich enough or lucky enough to be able to do > >> nothing but take photographs, to do the thing that we all love so > >> much. God, he makes me so jealous sometimes. We all probably wish we > >> could have the chance to do what he did. > >> But most of us can't so we think if we buy X lens and Y camera with Z > >> processor/computer that maybe we can do what he did, oh god if we only > >> could. Really? > >> > >> Just my humble opinion ;) > >> > >> Jim Laird > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>