Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken, It really sounds nice and suggestive "A Lonely Technology" ... an excellent subject! For me is too late, and go To sleep cheers Lluis El 30/08/2012, a las 3:07, Ken Carney escribi?: > Lluis, > > Thanks. Maybe "A Lonely Technology" or "Long Distance"...something > like > that might fit. I have clients in countries other than the U.S. and > we just > talk by phone when the time zones permit (two to nine hours!)...no > substitute. > > Ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Lluis > Ripoll > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 7:53 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Communicatopn or Incommunication? > > Ken, > > I agree with your comment and I really like it, I think that a > picture that > transmit different questions or interpretations could be considered > as an > interesting image, thanks for your comments and for the idea " A > WASTED > SCIENCE ". > > I remember when I was young, I think that the itelectual start to > discuss > about the INCOMMUNICATION was when Michelangelo Antonioni made his > early > films "La notte", "L'Eclipse", he described a different solitude, > much more > philosophical, maybe under the influence of Marcuse....? I'm not > sure, but > maybe is the first time that the people was interested to analyze the > individual solitude in the society. > > Cheers > Lluis > > > El 30/08/2012, a las 2:30, Ken Carney escribi?: > >> Lluis, >> >> That is an excellent photograph and commentary. Some of the >> technology is good. I have an iPad to show my photos and read books, >> and a Nook for reading also. Since I started downloading books a >> short while ago, I must have somewhere around 80 or so, or one or two >> per week. I can read wherever I am, and I ran out of shelf space >> about 20 years ago. Soon to be out of >> floor space. On the other hand, I would if I could destroy all the >> iPhones >> - my clients can reach me anywhere with email, though thank God I am >> limited in what I can reply without a secure connection. I have >> never >> sent a text, but I think I can even make phone calls with it in a >> pinch. In my imagination the ladies you photograph are texting each >> other on their Facebook pages. A great observation and one worthy of >> a portfolio IMHO, "A Wasted Science..." >> >> Ken >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> Lluis Ripoll >> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 6:22 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] Communicatopn or Incommunication? >> >> Actually I see many people looking at their phones, young people >> mainly, but even more older couples. What this mind? Is afraid our >> society of the silence, of the solitude, of the own thoughts, of a >> conversation? In my opinion the mobiles capture the attention of many >> people to the detriment of the communication, the thoughts, the >> reading... as the TV sets does many years ago. Now we can communicate >> with the end of the world, nevertheless we do not do it with our own >> neighbor. I ask me how will be the future generations... the title of >> the HCB portraits books come to me "An Inner silence", but maybe this >> one will be an empty silence. >> >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/L1028511.jpg.html> >> >> M8, Summilux 35 pre asph, please view large >> >> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome >> >> Saludos cordiales >> Lluis >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ >> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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