If I am asked offhand about what camera took the
picture I'd say Olympus without specifying anything
other than the brand. i was pressed once however, I
replied, "I find that the Olympus OM system allows me
to best express myself." The camera takes the
pictures, but the photographer dreams those pictures
up, or something like that.
Mark Lloyd
--- Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Be proud of your Olympus stuff!
>
> Or tap your head & say, "it's what happens here that
> makes the picture."
>
> Or ask, "what do you like about the picture?"
>
> tOM
>
> On Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 8:56, Joel Wilcox
> <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote re "Re: [OM] Re: Lens Caps, digression into
> 50mm lens" saying:
>
> > At 01:19 AM 12/23/2001 +0000, you wrote:
> > >At photo shows I evade equipment brand unless
> specifically pressed for it.
> > >[Q: "What did you do that with?" A: "35mm format
> using an 18mm prime with
> > >7mm extension tube."]
> > >
> > >-- John
> >
> > I confess that I lie and say "I don't remember
> whether it was taken with my
> > Olympus or my Nikon set." It has somewhat to do
> with a phenomenon Barry
> > Bean talked about a while ago: people asking what
> camera was used in order
> > to praise the camera for the nice picture it took.
> I want to be able to
> > cause disruption to that logic at the outset. :-)
> >
> > My other least favorite question is "Did you do
> this picture on your
> > computer?" I want to say, "If you have to ask,
> does it matter?" but I
> > usually just say "I shoot film and make digital
> prints." Ackkk.
>
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> even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious,
> awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself
> --
> Henry Miller, 1891-1980
>
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