Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Considering him one of the major artists of the last century - whose tool happened to be a camera - is hardly fawning, it's simply recognizing talent for what it is. There's a great deal of his work that doesn't move me, and I think the whole "decisive moment" mythology is largely a load of crap. BUT - I find I have to have real respect for aalmost all the work, including that that doesn't 'do it' for me. And I am particularly struck by that thought when I look at an enormous collection, such as that in the new book. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Slobodan Dimitrov Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 9:04 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] HCB Did It All First I could hardly say that! But I always found his work bordering on the insipid long before it was fashionable to fawn or bash. Slobodan Dimitrov bdcolen wrote: > > Not a thing - obviously what you produce is of a far higher order. ;-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Slobodan > Dimitrov > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 6:08 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] HCB Did It All First > > I wouldn't go that far! Looking at his material reminds me of one > trick ponies. Or more pointedly, the work has the high and lows of > extruded pasta. Putting the aside the vanity aspect of celebrity > photography, what else is in the work? Slobodan Dimitrov > > bdcolen wrote: > > > > I've been spending a fair amount of evening time lately with the new > > HCB compendium - and on more than one occasion my reaction has been, > > 'oh, > > f*&* it, time to put my equipment on Ebay.' :-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of > > Slobodan > > > Dimitrov > > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 5:04 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] HCB Did It All First > > > > The only thing that seeing HCB's work did for me was to confirm my > > devotion to my Rollei system. Slobodan Dimitrov > > > > Peterson Arthur G NSSC wrote: > > > > > > I agree. To see an exhibition of some of HCB's > > > portraits a several years ago at the National Portrait Gallery in > > > Washington proved to be an overwhelming experience. > > > > > > Art Peterson > > > Alexandria, Virginia > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Steve Unsworth > > [mailto:mail@steveunsworth.co.uk] > > > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 5:31 AM > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] HCB Did It All First > > > > > > After Paris the exhibition that the book is based > > > on > > > > is touring. If it comes > > > anywhere near your neck of the woods go to see it. > > > To be surrounded by the > > > photographs is a completely different experience > > > from looking at them in a > > > book. Salgado's 'Migrations' had the same effect > > > for > > > > me. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] > > > On Behalf Of Buzz Hausner > > > Sent: 19 June 2003 23:44 > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] HCB Did It All First > > > > > > I know it is no longer chic to idolize H.C.-B., > > > but having perused the new > > > book, I would challenge any photographer I know to > > > do the same and then go > > > out and do something original! Ask yourself if > > > your > > > > pictures have any > > > narrative content, anything approaching mystery, > > > surprise and delight, or if > > > they make any statement which hasn't been stated > > > by someone else better and > > > before. > > > > > > Buzz Hausner > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > -- > > 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 > -- > 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 - -- 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