Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I apologize, too. I get very passionate about our stupid lack of gun control in the USA and about using photography to make a difference. I was commenting on Jim's photo which would do just that, but further political comments should have gone to the LUG Forum instead of the main LUG. We can now go back to composition, sharpness, bokeh and stuff that really matters to Leica photographers. :-( Tina On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 8:21 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > "Jay Burleson" <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote > >> I was referring to the growing length of discussion attached to the >> original of this thread that was getting severely off the topic of this >> list. >> >> Things such as marching with buckets of blood to throw. >> Things such as discussions about another countries firearms policies. >> And more. >> > > I regret that comments stirred by images on the list are found offensive > by some. However, almost every social thing we do in life is political, and > photography is no exception. One of the most political images of the past > year was the dead child on the beach. Expecting people to just comment on > its composition, sharpness, bokeh, etc is somewhat optimistic when the main > driver might be its social and political comment on the status quo, and the > impact the image has on that status quo. Images are taken to stir > responses. > > BTW I didn't mention throwing buckets of blood, but pouring buckets of red > coloured liquid... and as for foreigners dabbling in other countries' > firearm policies, well, US administrations have a long history of that > themselves :-) > Maybe, the Orlando shootings were almost parochial for me as one of my > younger brothers has a couple of properties there. > > Anyway, sorry if I upset anyone. > > Douglas > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html