Re: [Leica] Eggleston

["Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>]

I never was a great fan of Eggleston but that's mostly because I never paid
much attention to him.  I do like that photo of the road to Greenville.  I'm
no art critic but looking at that picture it feels that I am right there,
but in a kind of frozen moment where I get to look around and admire the
view.  I think the car on the edge of the frame makes it real for me.  Just
my 2cents worth.

Mike Durling
KD4KWB
http://www.widomaker.com/~durling/

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From: <P2CON@aol.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Eggleston


> Tina writes:
>
> << But since you mention Eggleston, go to this site:
>
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/E/eggleston/eggleston_greenville.html
>  And explain to me why he even bothered to print this. >>
>
> Tina,
>
> I have no knowledge of Eggleston's work other than this photograph you
> directed us to. That photo is titled "Main Road to Greenville, Tennessee
> 1980s", but it takes me back 55 years to my home in California during the
> mid-to-late forties, and the country road from Coalinga to San Jose
through
> the Holister cutoff. Tina, that is a picture of my home, at a time and
place
> when I was young and life was good. The war was over and school out for
the
> summer - what could be better?
>
> Regards, Paul (I like that photograph) Connet
>