Re: My contribution to the forum.

["Gene F. Rhodes" <GFRhodes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I would love to get a mail box full of  letters like this
every day. What a breath of fresh air.
Thank you Degroot
Gene

YDegroot@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I don't just complain. I just don't like bickering between people through a
> public medium. I agree and disagree with the statement that one's work has
> nothign to do with one's personality. Agree that he/she can still shoot great
> photos. But disagree as far as the pratical end of it. As a former photo
> editor, I never used people again who were a pain in the butt, who were
> terribly arrogant, etc.
>
> I have talked about panoramic topics, about my cameras, etc.
>
> I shoot with Linhof 617, homemade 6x18 (using B/J & Navy Torpedo parts), and
> very wide angle cameras, such as Brooks Plaubel 100 VW.
>
> I have had a range of  swing lenses, but really did not like the distortions,
> so sold them all.
>
> I mostly shoot nature, but from a very individual, unique perspective, which I
> call tunnel vision. Hard to explain.
>
> Here's something to discuss: many photographers say light is everything. To me
> composition is everything. And every kind of light evokes a certain approach
> to compostion. In other words. Almost every scene has its ideal composition
> under a certain unique and ideal light, that may come around only once a day,
> or even less frequent. Thus, there is never a bad time to photograph. Whether
> it rains, whether the skies are just gray, there's sunset, whatever. There's
> always something that looks unique in that condition of light.

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