Totally agree Bob.
-----Original Message----- >From: Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> >Sent: Nov 28, 2016 1:38 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: PESO - Lakeside > >On 28 Nov 2016, at 17:57, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >> >> Jostein Øksne wrote: >>> I remember one time way back in the gelatine days of photography, that a >>> guy called Shel Belinkoff posted a thematically similar photo. It triggered >>> one of the most on-topic flame wars we ever had. >>> >>> With this photo, I get the feeling of observing a vulnerable person exposed >>> in a vulnerable moment. I tend to side with Ann in finding it crossing a >>> fine line of something negative. Indecency, maybe. >>> Jostein >> >> I think that Marco should change his name to Rorschach. If you don't find >> anything wrong with someone being fat, there is nothing to criticize in the >> photo. Also note that what she is eating is an apple, something people >> attempting to lose weight often eat as they can be filling without a high >> caloric load. >> >> This is exactly the problem with street photography, the photograph itself >> is making no value judgement, however the people looking at it are free to >> be as judgmental as they want. >> > >That's rubbish, and you know it. The photographer chooses which pictures to >take, and then chooses whether or not to show them, then chooses how they are >shown. Every photograph anyone ever took makes many value judgements. > >B >> >>> >>> Den 28. november 2016 15.51.08 CET, skrev ann sanfedele<ann...@nyc.rr.com>: >>>> It's complicated, but I certainly mocked obesity in some street photos >>>> in the past and I feel bad about it now... though I worry about friends >>>> >>>> who are from a health perspective.. >>>> She also actually has food in her mouth and that is always something I >>>> turn away from no matter who is eating.. >>>> >>>> ann >>>> >>>>> On 11/28/2016 12:09 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: >>>>> Hmm… Interested in how you define “this kind of shot.” >>>>> >>>>> m >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 27, 2016, at 12:01 PM, ann sanfedele<ann...@nyc.rr.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> Yes - I doubt that sadly overweight young woman would enjoy seeing >>>> this.. >>>>>> I've taken this kind of shot in the past, I'll admit.. but now I >>>> find it difficult to look at... rather like facebook shaming.. >>>>>> ann >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 11/27/2016 2:53 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: >>>>>>> Mean? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> m >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Nov 26, 2016, at 5:03 PM, ann sanfedele<ann...@nyc.rr.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> Now that's just mean.. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ann >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 11/26/2016 4:47 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: >>>>>>>>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso34.html >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Comments, as always, welcomed. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -Marco >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> --------------- >>>>>>>>> http://www.alpert.com/marco >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc >> >> >> -- >> 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. > >-- >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. -- 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.
