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For all you oldies. Every recent music style in one song.

Dennypoos..............saw this at 'The Essoldo' Scunthorpe, way back when.

Looks like I've managed to get rid of another fragile ego from my 'Friends'. This guy posted a blog that I had definite views on. Seems this upset him and he's spat the dummy.
Should I feel agrieved or was my post upsetting, or what? You decide, the dialogue want as follows:

His blogs opening paragraph was:

There was a lengthy discussion here yesterday about nude photographs, specifically of under-age boys and girls. To make it clear, we're talking about high art photography, not pornography

My comment:

Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear. I wonder if you could explain to me just how I can recognise, "High Art Photography", so as to differentiate between this and ordinary photography.

His reply:

I'm sure you have the same access to encyclopedias as I do :-)

My comment:

SWPP has it as "A general photographicterm for an early form of artistic photography". But how will I know it when I see it. Is there then, Art photography then Low art photography....etc etc. How will I know that this photo of a naked body is "High Art" and a similar one isn't?

His reply:

If you like, I can go and delete that word "High" since it seems to be getting in the way. As noted elsewhere, he has twice been tried for child pornography in America and on both occasions the cases were thrown out.

Tom.

My comment, after a days deliberation:

I think what it is, is that I have never read anything quite as pompous as your opening paragraph in many a long year and was astonished that someone whom I had considered thoughtful and erudite could come up with such arrogant and errant nonsense.
It would suggest that there are some kind of league tables of photographic worth. 'Fine Art Photography'(which is what I think you meant by the pompous 'High' art photography) being at the very pinnacle and happy snapper at it's base.
I am against any elitist structures where one group of people set themselves as arbiters of taste, as in the Salons in C19 France and I am against compartmentalisation of any kind. There are only two kinds of photography just as there are only two kinds of music. Any more of this nonsense Thomas and you'll have to go and sit on the 'naughty step'.

Denny.

His reply:

What a simple (and rude) world you live in!

My comment:

I'll take rude to mean being in good health, and yes it is.

Am I such a bad guy or should I alter the habits of a lifetime and masage fragile egos?

Dennypoos.............if ya can't take it don't give it.

Who'd have thought that Seasick Steve has a Norwegan wife, 27yrs married and that he has grown up sons and that he lives in Norfolk not far from Stephen Fry?

Who'd have thought that? I give you this info ahead of a whole night of Americana on BBC4.

Dennypoos..............you have been warned.