I agree. Pleasing is pleasing. That one knocks my socks off.
Joel W.
New France
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From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: lug Group <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Olympus Camera Discussion
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Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 12:11 PM
Subject: [OM] PESO: sharpness is a bourgeois concept
I have sometimes used the above phrase in jest, but there really is something
to it.
I took this picture in Barcelona last week. The story behind the picture is
that our office was hosting the trademark offices from the US, Japan, China and
Korea for an annual meeting of the so-called TM5 group. The first day of
meetings, Tuesday, was followed by a walking tour of Barcelona´s old city and
then dinner. As we were walking out of our hotel, it was slightly drizzly, so
most people took umbrellas with them. Within 10 minutes the drizzle turned into
a very serious downpour and any thoughts of looking at the old city were
replaced by thought of shelter, any kind of shelter. In the end we made our way
to La Boquería, a covered food market, from where we took taxis to the
restaurant.
Along the way, I photographed a small group of our visitors being led across
Plaça de Catalunya by Lynn, one of our employees:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/20121030-L1008298.jpg.html
Lynn absolutely loves this picture, and so do others to whom she has shown it.
I am going to have it printed for her. Do I wish it were sharper? Of course!
But I do not believe it is particularly "damaged" by not being sharp. It sort
of adds to the ambience, I think--and so do lots of others, apparently.
The lesson? Maybe none, but I think it is something along the lines of "just
take the damn picture"!
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