Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/07/04

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Subject: [Leica] Vertical Verticals
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 20:48:04 -0500
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You're the artist, stand your ground.  If I mentioned verticals, it was 
because I have received comments for failing to level horizons.  But, 
there are times when what you saw at the time is the best answer. :-)

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/4/2017 4:26 PM, Gerry Walden wrote:
> I perceive, rightly or wrongly, a certain sense of criticism for my 
> failure to ensure that my verticals are vertical in my street images. 
> Concerned that this may be me being lax in my attention to detail I 
> decided to go back and look at the work of the past masters who I respect 
> such as HC-B and Doisneau. They seem to have the same disregard for 
> geometric niceties. I have therefore decided that, within reason, to 
> continue along the path I have thus far taken and not bow to peer pressure.
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> Gerry
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