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I had a 70-300 and bought a used 100-300 from KEH and have been very happy with the

latter. The incredibly fast focus has been great for the sports and informal outdoor

photography I do. I've never shot an L lens, so maybe the 100-300 at 300 is soft, but

much better than the cheap hyper-zooms used by my friends.<div></div>

Good advice above. mat h, you ask, "What do they get out of it?"

What's YOUR answer to that question?

Photographs by MILTON ROGOVIN Social Documentary Photographer

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Oak Park Public Library, Art Gallery

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834 Lake St, Oak Park, Illinois

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OPENING NOVEMBER 5, 2005

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RECEPTION, 2-4 pm

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Barbara's Bookstore will have a selection of books

on the photography of Milton Rogovin, including the

just released book from the J. Paul Getty Museum, <i>

Milton Rogovin: the Mining Photographs</I>

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Exhibit runs thru Nov.27, 2005

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For Library hours call 708.383.8200

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The artist's son, Mark Rogovin, will be at the reception.

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For more about the 95 year old photographer: <a href="http://

www.miltonrogovin.com/"> www.miltonrogovin.com</a>

I've just spent way too much time trying to get information from the Canon web site. Does

anyone have experience with resolving this problem? I found the form that has to

accompany the camera when I send it in for repairs, but nothing else. I had registered the

camera but can't find a place to login. TIA

I think the Canon warranty covers repairs for a year if you bought it new which I did; at

least I'll find out when I call them Monday.

Corre Foc -

Sap Catala? (I don't have a Spanish keyboard or remember how to type the proper

characters.)

The attached photo shows an arc that has started appearing on frames shot with a dRebel,

kit lens and also the 100-300USM. Any ideas? Thanks much.<div></div>

Arond makes a good point about exploiting "less than able-bodied" but documentary

photogs have done work that is damn good and important in "mental" asylums, with drugs

addicts, with troubled people, with racists, etc. I attended a lecture/slide show by Eugene

Richards last week. His work is so good it hurts, and just as good was his presentation

and apparent discomfort with what he sees and shoots, with journalism and documentary

photography. One slide showed a troubled man assaulting his grandson by biting him in

anger. Another showed a couple fighting and Richards said, "we were afraid it was a sexual

assault but fortunately it wasn't." Several times, Richards paused and said something like,

"When I see and shoot things like this I have to wonder about documentary work, but..."

and he trailed off leaving the point unresolved.

A point could be made that documentary photogs who aren't shooting anything that

makes them uncomfortable aren't shooting anything new or interesting. An over

generalization I admit, but something to consider.

Self censorship is ultimately more powerful and dangerous than external censorship,

especially since the Internet provides new opportunities for the diffusion of ideas and

images. I'm not a street photog so take what I say with a grain...

Michael -

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I work upstairs from Richards' 9/11 exhibit and have stopped to look at the pics every day this week. It's an excellent show, exactly what you'd expect from Richards.

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His talk and slides last night were the best photo-lecture I've attended. The first tray of slides presented an overview of his career from the earliest days in the Mississippi Delta (he was a VISTA volunteer during the Vietnam War days as an alternative to prison), his partner's battle with breast cancer, drug addicts, old farmers in Nebraska, impoverished families in Chicago, etc. I don't want to make this sound depressing or grim, but damn, I was exhausted and exhilarated after the first tray. His second tray showed the pics on display, accompanied by voices, music and sounds from NYC burials, bagpipe, etc. I liked the first tray and discussion more although the 9/11 work is quite powerful.

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He really moves in with people and seems to understand and capture their lives - ya can't claim he wasn't close enough! One photo of showed a man biting his young grandson, another showed an angry man with his girlfriend and Richards said, "We were afraid it was going to be a sexual assault but it wasn't." Geez, I dunno how the cat can shoot like that but he seemed a humble self-effacing person who doubted himself and his work and his career. The obvious parallel is Eugene Smith.

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I have only checked out his books in a local library but I'm buying now. <a href="http://vivisimo.com/search?tb=homepage&query=%22eugene+richards%22&v%3Asources=Web">

here's a search of his work</a>

'Stepping Through the Ashes,' a new exhibit of Eugene Richards'

photographs taken in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

in NYC is open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

through Oct. 28. The Gage Gallery is located at 18 S. Michigan Ave. on

the first floor. For information, call 312-341-6458.

An opening reception, scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

15, will feature a lecture by Richards and Janine Altongy.

I bought a used Canon 100-300 USM zoom from KEH and I'm very happy using it for

outdoors sports. Focuses MUCH faster/better than my Tamron 70-300. This is a lot of

zoom with the dRebel, the camera I also use. I suggest looking at the archives for the 85/

1.8, the next lens I plan to buy.<div></div>

Interesting places: Lower Wacker Drive; alleys in downtown Chicago; take the el (elevated train) anywhere; <a href="http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1314.html"> Waldheim Cemetery</a>; rent a bike and travel north and south along the lakefront. I'll stop here but there is lots to see.

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Photo gear,<a href="http://www.calumetphoto.com/">Calumet Photo</a> is cheaper with a larger selection than anyone else in Chicago. They are also located on a small industrial island (Goose Island) not far from downtown Chicago.<div></div>

I would have passed this by and never looked since nephew/niece pix usually aren't the

most interesting things in the world, but I'll look at anything that gets a comment from

Balaji (and I'm sure many at PN feel the same way). Now that I've looked, thanks for

making and posting this collection. I hope you continue with this documentary and

somehow create a path that will benefit your nephew and others. (Maybe Eugene Richards

is looking over *our shoulders...)

Thanks.