One Thread, Unraveled

In prep for a piece on effects and side bars, I re-examined one thread. Here, I’veextracted the names of the respondents in just one thread. They are listed in order of response, that is why you see some names many times. A time interaction drawing is even more revealing (in the talk)

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It Seemed Simple

someone posted a link to a video showing a “master” photographer. In the video he is shown walking, smoking, working… From the video there is a link offering a contact print for low price purchase (as I recall $30). That was it. The responses then proceeded to dig at the concept “master”; the photographer’s habits, skills, entitlement; finally, each other

Other

thread title:

Master photographer Joe Freeman talks about shooting LF and contact printing

Those who responded the least, didn’t change their mind. Most of the single comment people liked the video, and the photographer in the video.
A further view: big cameras, bigger gripes… around Laredo it would be said simply:

more belt than cowboy