You answered without thinking Keith. I see now why most people on this list add funny faces to their messages to be sure they are not misunderstood.
Now I'll explain in plain English: This photographer is great. I love his pictures. I am delighted he got the award. I love 6 x 6 and have used it for forty years. I think Hasselblad is good, I had one for years, but do think there are better 6 x 6 cameras. I was being facetious. If you think back a bit you'll remember the long drawn out discussions about rules and format we had some months ago. Yes? One of us wrote dozens of messages about why 6 x 6 was a waste of film. Others wrote about rules ... ad nauseam. People were rude to each other. And here we have a man who takes his pictures with the subjects slap in the middle of the square frame, equal margins all round, and they look wonderful! Got it? Best, Don But I'll be buggered before I add those stupid little things to my posts. D _______________ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:05 PM Subject: Re: The Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography > > > Dr E D F Williams wrote: > > > > Have you noticed how he frames his pictures using the rule of thirds, or is > > it fourths, fifths, or seven and a thirds? And his frames are square. > > His camera has a square film opening. How can it be otherwise? > > > Strange? The square frame is so wasteful. > > You forgot to add "In my most humble opinion." > > > I wonder what he's going to do with his half million Kroner? > > Use some of it to take lessons in composition? > > Quite frankly, why the hell do you care? It's his award, let him use > it as he sees fit! > > Where does all this rancor come from? It smacks oddly of bitterness! > Are you angry at the Foundation or at the photographer? > Or, considering your repeated comments on the wastefulness of the > square format, at Hasselblad? > > keith whaley > > > Don > > > > _______________ > > Dr E D F Williams > > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > > Updated: March 30, 2002 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 12:19 AM > > Subject: The Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography > > > > > Goes to...... > > > > > > Well, you can check it out by yourself. :-) > > > > > > Go to: > > > http://www.hasselblad.com/ > > > > > > Click on "News & Events" > > > > > > And: > > > http://www.hasselbladfoundation.org/aktuellte.html > > > > > > Anyone familiar with the photography of the winner? > > > > > > Lasse >
