Allen Herbert

Leica Q2

. "We have no option than to rely on the integrity and processes of (reliably) published media. That's why I think that @samstevens's comment is important. IMHO, these days, the 'credibility' of an image is not to be found in the 'image content' but in the reputation of the publisher and photo- or videographer" Mikemoral. Very nice thoughts. I love too believe. However, think of Adam and Eve and that serpent .

other photos

My new toy a Leica Q2 images similar to my Leica Vario Hey Ho, its got loads of pixels and other stuff.

Leica Q2

Anyway, enough talk...time for a photo. or two.

Anyway, enough talk...time for a photo. Because that is what we do. We go out there, and discover.

"Without seeing the camels, I am not sure what to say about it." Glen._h. My mates Freddy G ,a master photographer, has taken a photo of himself and Iron Eye, climbing Mt Everest with a camel...yes, a camel. And they reached the summit. They, are waiting with baited breath, to receive the Nat Geo award ...

"to convince other(s) of the truthfulness of his lies."—Pablo Picasso I just enjoy taking photographs, master. Should I be looking truthfulness in lies? Or, looking for context or perception.? Sorry, master, I just enjoy taking photos of the world as I see it. Have I wronged ?

Third photo ,Arthur. A very very special .photograph. Devotedness of love.

"I think photojournalism is served best by being held and accountable to traditionally established ethics of using unaltered images" Inoneeye. I was talking about the joy of taking photos .Little else. "Perspective is a cousin to context ..." Word play is also the cousin of banality..

"Who's making the photo, for what purpose, and in what context? Inoneeye How about there's no purpose or a need for context. How about just for the joy of photographing the world as we see it.

"15 years from now the true Michelangelo's and Leonardo's of the medium will come about to blow us all away. And we just have to realize that these are the Paleolithic days of the computer medium.''"inoneeye Yes, blow us away creating pretty pictures on a computer screen. Sad or what. Hello, there's a real world out there. Try engaging with it because that it what photography is about. "David Em, an artist well known for work using the computer, predicts the future of computer-generated imagery this way: Some bloke trying to turn a coin little else. Hey, you cannot blame him the world is full of mugs.

An old favorite .

" Im still wanting to know where the first two of your last week's images were taken." Macclesfield canal, somewhere deep in ,Cheshire, Arthur. Some would call it the Shire.

country walk

"Since the analog days, we had cropping, dodging, and variable contrast paper. As well as I know, those were generally allowed" Do what you want sunshine never as yet found a rule book on photography. I suppose some folks like to sit in front of a computer creating images. Some like to go out in the world finding images. Everyone to their own.

You just have to....look.