Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No aping is necessary, Carl ;-) Just go and do that thing you do. I find Eggleston's wonderful soft and yet rich colour very appealing. I don't know where it is, but there is a very simple picture of a woman sitting on a swing seat that's one of my favourites. It's the colour that makes it. Some of his work is very crude, to my eye - such as the shot of a pair of shoes under a bed, done with direct flash as I recall. A genuinely ugly picture, whatever the intent. But I do think that when he does it right, it's pretty unbeatable. He has hallmarked a style of photography, which is a major achievement. R. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Pultz" <cpultz@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 7:19 PM Subject: [Leica] eggleston envy > Bob wrote: > > "..the one thing about it that seems Egglestonian to me is the colour. It's > too dramatic - it doesn't really fit my idea of his work." > > The image on the N'Yorker site is brighter and more saturated than the way > the picture looks in the book, 2 1/4. In fact, like several shots in that > book, it is rather washed out, like a chrome that is a bit overexposed. > It's rather soft focused, too, like he focused just a bit short of the car. > Someone else suggested these were old Ektachromes that were fading by the > time the book was assembled in 1999. > > Anyway, I am crazy for Eggleston. Too crazy. I can't help imitating the > guy, like one of the shots I just posted. If they start to be good > imitations, I'll feel a little better about this. > > It seems that his work has gotten softer over the years, color wise. The > stuff in Democratic Forest looks more subtle to me than the earlier work in > the Guide. I've never seen an actual print, so I don't really know how much > is production variations in the books I have. > > If I found myself in Hebron, I might be able to ape Mr. Appleby just a > little. Astonishing work, sir, and an important story. I hope they know > that not all Americans are against them, for whatever that's worth. > > Carl > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html