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From: Peter on 21 Apr 2010 12:08 "J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote in message news:hqn3ti02rok(a)news4.newsguy.com... > On 4/21/2010 8:31 AM, whisky-dave wrote: >> "Nervous Nick"<nervous.nick(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:103af738-4eb1-4432-8dc1-8bb9344746fd(a)b33g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... >> On Apr 20, 1:03 pm, George Kerby<ghost_top...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>> On 4/20/10 12:43 PM, in article >>> WImdnfpeYZ1CelDWnZ2dnUVZ_jidn...(a)giganews.com, "Frank ess" >>> >>> >>> >>> <fr...(a)fshe2fs.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Tzortzakakis Dimitris wrote: >>>>> ? "Bruce"<docnews2...(a)gmail.com> ?????? ??? ?????? >>>>> news:o9krs5p6muj0b1fk6c427j440utu6p5aie(a)4ax.com... >>>>>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:38:14 GMT, "Dudley Hanks" >>>>>> <dha...(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: >>> >>>>>>> Now, there's a payday ... >>> >>>>>>> http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Photo+worth+million+word... >>>>>>> 503/story.html >>> >>>>>> So many words, yet no sign of the image that is being discussed. >>>>>> :-( >>>>> Probably, they will put it in a gallery where you'll have to pay an >>>>> entrance fee to see it, or it will end in a private collection... >>> >>>> http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5315268 >>> >>> A million bucks for a snapshot?!? >>> >>> I'm not 'buying' it... >> >> }Exactly my sentiment. >> >> Well I'd buy it if I knew I could sell it at a profit, but I don't know >> anyone daft enough. >> >> >> }The image contains zero compelling attributes and quite a few annoying >> }ones. >> >> }It's not even a very good snapshot. >> >> }I had to check the date on that to make sure it wasn't 1 April. >> >> }Sheesh. >> >> I know what you mean, I know someone doing a MSc in photo illustrations >> I bet they can give me an academic reason why it's worth so much. > > It's "art"--the brilliance of the artist seems to be in printing 4x5 > (feet) on transparency film and mounting it on a light box. > > I should shoot one of my pinky toe, make up some pretentious title for it > and do the same and put it up on ebay with a starting bid of 100K and see > what I get. > > Fantastic idea. I know some who have tried. You never know, I truly hope you have success. I have been listening to all this carping and have one conclusion. Great! It could mean the price of fine art photography is increasing. I see that as a good thing. -- Peter
From: Bruce on 21 Apr 2010 15:59 On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:06:42 -0400, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: >"Bruce" <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >news:0hits5doom82uos6pjqh8irod24anejdkn(a)4ax.com... >> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:42:27 -0400, tony cooper >> <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>>On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:08:01 +0100, Bruce <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> >>>wrote: >>> >>>>On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:38:14 GMT, "Dudley Hanks" >>>><dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>Now, there's a payday ... >>>>> >>>>>http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Photo+worth+million+words/2927503/story.html >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>So many words, yet no sign of the image that is being discussed. :-( >>> >>>An apt description of your posts. So many words, but no sign of a >>>photograph. >> >> >> Long may it remain so! If I ever get desperate enough to have even >> the slightest interest in what you or any of your incompetent >> "friends" think of my work, I will have given up photography for ever. >> > > >An event long past. If you ever decide to take up photography, do let us know.
From: Peter on 21 Apr 2010 16:29 "Bruce" <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:h8mus59nqu80rqtofk0eh5gc6mtd597rb9(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:06:42 -0400, "Peter" > <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: > >>"Bruce" <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>news:0hits5doom82uos6pjqh8irod24anejdkn(a)4ax.com... >>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:42:27 -0400, tony cooper >>> <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >>> >>>>On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:08:01 +0100, Bruce <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>>>On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:38:14 GMT, "Dudley Hanks" >>>>><dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>Now, there's a payday ... >>>>>> >>>>>>http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Photo+worth+million+words/2927503/story.html >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>So many words, yet no sign of the image that is being discussed. :-( >>>> >>>>An apt description of your posts. So many words, but no sign of a >>>>photograph. >>> >>> >>> Long may it remain so! If I ever get desperate enough to have even >>> the slightest interest in what you or any of your incompetent >>> "friends" think of my work, I will have given up photography for ever. >>> >> >> >>An event long past. > > > If you ever decide to take up photography, do let us know. > I strongly doubt you would recognize a decent shot if it hit you in the face. -- Peter
From: Bruce on 21 Apr 2010 17:04 On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:29:42 -0400, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: >"Bruce" <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >news:h8mus59nqu80rqtofk0eh5gc6mtd597rb9(a)4ax.com... >> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:06:42 -0400, "Peter" >> <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: >> >>>"Bruce" <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>>news:0hits5doom82uos6pjqh8irod24anejdkn(a)4ax.com... >>>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:42:27 -0400, tony cooper >>>> <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>>On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:08:01 +0100, Bruce <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> >>>>>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:38:14 GMT, "Dudley Hanks" >>>>>><dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Now, there's a payday ... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Photo+worth+million+words/2927503/story.html >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>So many words, yet no sign of the image that is being discussed. :-( >>>>> >>>>>An apt description of your posts. So many words, but no sign of a >>>>>photograph. >>>> >>>> >>>> Long may it remain so! If I ever get desperate enough to have even >>>> the slightest interest in what you or any of your incompetent >>>> "friends" think of my work, I will have given up photography for ever. >>>> >>> >>> >>>An event long past. >> >> >> If you ever decide to take up photography, do let us know. >> > >I strongly doubt you would recognize a decent shot if it hit you in the >face. On this, as on so many subjects, you have not even the faintest idea what you are talking about. The breadth and depth of your ignorance are, quite frankly, astounding. So welcome to my kill file. Bye bye. ;-)
From: Frank ess on 21 Apr 2010 20:47
Gary Edstrom wrote: > On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:38:14 GMT, "Dudley Hanks" > <dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: > >> Now, there's a payday ... >> >> http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Photo+worth+million+words/2927503/story.html > > "The emperor isn't wearing any clothes!" Yes, but look how well they fit! |