Aww, you'll be back.
frank theriault wrote:
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
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