[pure-silver] Re: Leica Digital Rangefinder $1.8 million
- From: "bobkiss @caribsurf.com" <bobkiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:15:16 -0400
DEAR JEAN-DAVID,
I have been reading about Edward Weston and looking at original prints
and reproductions of his work since university in the early 70s. This is
the first I have ever read that he was "nearly blind". Might you be
willing to send us all some documentation of this claim? I have seen many
photos of him wearing glasses but never read that suggestion before.
CHEERS!
BOB
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Jean-David Beyer
<jeandavid8@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> On 11/26/2013 09:58 AM, Tim Daneliuk wrote:
> > On 11/26/2013 08:29 AM, Bob Younger wrote:
> >> And it will be art because they used a very expensive special camera
> >> to make it; and they clearly have the funds to promote the exhibit.
> >> Damn I'm getting cynical.
> >
> >
> > It's always been like that. The high priests of the art world have always
> > had the power to say something is special or not based on their own
> > whims. Me? I just make lovely pictures for my own delight.
> >
> Right. Edward Weston used the most expensive lenses available to make
> his photographs. Otherwise, his work would have been unknown. It is not
> generally known that he was nearly blind and could not even see well
> enough to focus his camera. ;-)
>
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