Your point? Brendan MacRae wrote: > One thing's for sure, you've elevated flippancy to an > art form. > > -Brendan > --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Alright I take it back, his art isn't a gimmick, his >> photography is. >> >> Brendan MacRae wrote: >> >>> I wouldn't say pinhole photography is considered >>> >> less >> >>> or more "arty" than any other. But, as Belger >>> explains, he believes pinhole photography is a >>> >> more >> >>> organic way to capture images. In fact, it's >>> >> central >> >>> to his idea of what he's trying to do in his art; >>> connect with the subject on a deeper level. He >>> believes that even the construction and type of >>> >> camera >> >>> is important. >>> >>> Now, you may not buy into this view, but I don't >>> >> think >> >>> just because he's no Ansel Adams this diminishes >>> >> his >> >>> art to nothing more than a gimmick. >>> >>> -Brendan >>> >>> >>> >>> --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>>> I don't know, sometimes mediocre photography, >>>> >> made >> >>>> into art by pinhole >>>> cameras that are mostly gimmicks. The question >>>> >> is >> >>>> would anyone take a >>>> second look if he used a Quaker Oats container, >>>> <http://users.rcn.com/stewoody/makecam.htm>, or a >>>> cigar box, >>>> >>>> >>>> > <http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/12/cigar_box_camer.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890>. > >>> >>> >>>> Brendan MacRae wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Ok, so this is a photography/camera related >>>>> >>>>> >>>> website so >>>> >>>> >>>>> it's not OT...really. It is, however, one of the >>>>> >>>>> >>>> most >>>> >>>> >>>>> interesting and provocative photo sites I've >>>>> >> ever >> >>>>> seen. >>>>> >>>>> This guys takes his commitment to his subject to >>>>> >> a >> >>>>> totally different level... >>>>> >>>>> http://www.boyofblue.com/cameras.html >>>>> >>>>> Some of the subject matter and/or images are not >>>>> really safe for work. >>>>> >>>>> -Brendan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > >>> >>> >>>>> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you >>>>> >>>>> >>>> one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. >>>> >>>> >> http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com >> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... >>>> -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > >>> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you >>> >> one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. >> >>> http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... >> -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster > Total Access, No Cost. > http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com > >
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