Cheer up dude. It'll be OK. Hope you come back refreshed. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 2:29 PM Subject: I think I Need a Break
> Well, boys and girls, I think it's time for a break. > As you may have noticed, I haven't been posting much > lately. There are many reasons for this, but one of > them is that I've quite frankly become bored and > disinterested with equipment. I have all I need or > want or can afford, so reading about the resolutions > of various lenses, or histograms or RAW vs. Jpeg or > whatever just won't grab my attention anymore. > > So, I've been considering perhaps spending some time a > away anyway. > > I have to admit, though, that coming back from the > weekend and seeing the lengthy discussion about HCB > devolve into attacking photojournalism and street > photography (a term I don't like), seeing those > photographing styles compared to pornography, well, it > just left a bad taste in my mouth. > > Fine. Not everyone is into one of the types of > photography that that I enjoy. I appreciate that. > The funny thing is, though, that I can still > appreciate those other types of photography that maybe > I'm not so good at. In fact, maybe I appreciate them > more, because I can't do them. I don't go around > trashing people because they take photos that I can't. > > > I suppose the last straw is the suggestion that I and > another who recently left the list are somehow > "untouchable", and that there's something of an > editorial chill regarding making negative comments > about our photos. > > I hope that isn't true - I hadn't (until now) > perceived that it is, but the mere suggestion is > hurtful. It kind of makes me not want to post PAWs > anymore, and quite frankly, that's pretty much what I > do here these days: post and comment on PAWs. > > Let's face it, guys, I've never bought a new Pentax in > my life. Half my lenses are third party lenses. My > newest piece of Pentax equipment is over 20 years old. > It's pretty much an accident that I ended up a > Pentaxian anyway - had it been a Minolta or Konica or > whatever that was purchased in that yard sale (that > re-introduced me to photography) I'd be on another > list right now (if at all). The camera that I use the > most these days is my Leica, and I'm on a few of Leica > lists, where the style of photography that I now enjoy > participating in is received somewhat more > sympathetically than it is here. I can get my jollies > elsewhere. > > So, I feel that I just don't have much to contribute > to the list these days. Maybe a break is what I need, > just to get my head back on straight. > > Besides, Caveman is back now, so he can provide comic > relief. <vbg> > > See ya later! > > cheers, > frank > > > > > > ===== > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > >
