Re: The Genius of Photography

2008-02-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Yea, I know, but it was late... mike wilson wrote: >> From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> It's not what >> they used to be. >> > > Mark! > > > - > Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned fo

Re: Re: The Genius of Photography

2008-02-13 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It's not what > they used to be. Mark! - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.n

RE: The Genius of Photography

2008-02-13 Thread Bob W
Ah, right. So we agree with other. Good. > Sorry, I didn't express myself well. In my mind I was thinking about > Annie Leibovitz. The comparison in the doco was between these > photographs taken at crime scenes in the early part of last > century and > the Pictorialists. The photography cura

Re: The Genius of Photography

2008-02-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
That wuld be artful cmmunicatin. I have a leltter that sticks. Dn't yu hate it when a letter sticks? On Feb 12, 2008, at 4:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sally Mann's "What Remains," a 2003 photographic collection, is > considered pictorialism and is well regarded. Others still attempt >

RE: The Genius of Photography

2008-02-12 Thread pnstenquist
Sally Mann's "What Remains," a 2003 photographic collection, is considered pictorialism and is well regarded. Others still attempt similar manipulations. Pictorialism may not please everyone, but it is stil a worthy pursuit. I personally attempt to record moments in time and generally subscribe

Re: The Genius of Photography

2008-02-12 Thread Derby Chang
Bob W wrote: > I must have missed the first part of your rant, and I'm still not sure > what you're saying here. Is this part "But the vigorous amateur verité > **style [...] the gift of photography was the instantaneous reality" > something that you're saying, or something the documentary is sayin

RE: The Genius of Photography

2008-02-12 Thread Bob W
I must have missed the first part of your rant, and I'm still not sure what you're saying here. Is this part "But the vigorous amateur verité **style [...] the gift of photography was the instantaneous reality" something that you're saying, or something the documentary is saying? You haven't inclu

Re: The Genius of Photography

2008-02-12 Thread P. J. Alling
You should never let the opinions of the BBC disturb you. It's not what they used to be. Derby Chang wrote: > Sorry for continuing on my rant. The seed was sown a little while ago by > this dastardly BBC series > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/photography/genius/ > > One of the strong themes in an earl