Hi Glen very interesting reading for me and I begin to wonder whether "ugliness" has been or could be a PUG theme. greetings Markus
>> >>Once upon a time, my local camera club was trying to come up with monthly >>themes for their upcoming photo competitions. I suggested having an "ugly >>subject" month. The idea was, to photograph a subject that you felt most >>people would not find attractive -- be it human, landscape, mechanical >>device, whatever -- and try to actually show your skills as a >>photographer >>-- instead of trying to impress everyone with your personal taste >>in pretty >>girls, or your adoration of cute, adorable, children or cute, >>fuzzy, house >>pets. Absolutely no one was interested in my idea. No one wanted to >>concentrate on the photography itself, instead of on the relative >>beauty of >>the subject, not even for just one evening. >> >> >>take care, >>Glen >>