----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: PESO: Dreamland
>A contradiction to my mind. Street photography is realism. First > cousin to journalism. It has nothing to do with impressionism and > certainly has little to do with jazz music. All genres can be valid. > Each work can be judged on its own merits. You reacted positively to > this photo when first presented, then hopped on the bus when someone > objected to its surreal nature. Are you coming down firmly on both > sides of the fence? (Ouch:-) > I'm not seeing it as impressionistic art, nor was I comparing it to jazz music or street photography other than as other examples of work I don't, as a rule, understand. My not understanding or enjoying something doesn't alter it's validity. I don't understand why some people would willingly jump out of a perfectly good airplane for fun, but I don't question that skydiving must be a good time for those who pursue it. I also don't particularly like Lima beans, but some people must, for I see that one can still buy them, so for some, they must be considered valid food. I just don't understand it myself. Also, I wasn't stating an absolute, merely a tendency of mine. Your misinterpretation of what I wrote is doesn't alter the validity of the thought process (or whisky muddled lack of same) behind said writing. :-) William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
