Stieglitz' image of Georgia O'Keeffe's hands is an absolutely stunning image, IMO.
Dan On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 1:40 AM, Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > On Fri, 20 May 2011 11:29 +1000, "John Coyle" <jco...@iinet.net.au> > wrote: >> I've never quite understood why Steichen's murky pictures are so >> well-regarded, had I >> taken them I would never have bothered to waste a sheet of paper or my >> time and chemicals >> printing them. >> Cindy Sherman is another example of someone whose fame is beyond me - the >> example shown on >> this site is a very ordinary snapshot. > > > > Mike Johnston's piece on this is especially entertaining - as are some > of the accompanying comments (I particularly like "Anyone who can fork > over that much for a photograph already has a title". > > > http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/05/wtf-no-1289.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FZSjz+%28The+Online+Photographer%29 > > http://tinyurl.com/3fdvw26 > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > >> I can to some extent understand the prices for Atget, le Gray and de >> Pranguey, as they >> were pioneers, but some of the others! >> >> >> John Coyle >> Brisbane, Australia >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> Bruce Walker >> Sent: Friday, 20 May 2011 8:15 AM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: OT The 15 most expensive photos sold >> >> The presentation's not good (it's a typical sensationalist site), but >> never mind that ... >> >> http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-15-most-expensive-pictures-ever-taken >> >> Clearly the name attached to the shot, not the content, is what sets the >> price. >> >> -bmw >> >> -- > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
