> >> .... Do you have a source for the quote,... > > > > in his essay in The Decisive Moment, which is reproduced in The > Mind's Eye, he says > > > > > > "I am constantly amused by the notion that some people have about > > photographic technique - a notion which reveals itself in an > unsatiable > > craving for sharpness of images. Is this the passion of an obsession? > Or do > > these people hope, by this trompe l'oeuil technique, to get to closer > grips > > with reality? In either case, they are just as far away from the real > > problem as those of that other generation which used to endow all its > > photographic anecdotes with an intentional unsharpness such as was > deemed to > > be 'artistic'." > > > > What he seems to be saying here is that your pictures must not be > sharp, but > > unintentionally unsharp. Hmm. > > > > B > > > > It seems to me that he is saying to forget foolish obsession with > technique, be it a search for sharpness or the use of soft-focus > lenses. I assume that the alternative (correct) concern should be with > the subject of the image. > > stan
Yes, he is. I was just being obtuse. B -- 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.
