Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 2003-11-04 bdcolen@earthlink.net (B. D. Colen) thoughtfully wrote: >Further, this whole decisive moment thing makes little sense. Go look at >HCB's contact sheets. This was a guy really working scenes - shooting >and shooting and shooting, and out of those dozens and dozens of shots >came the one shot that captured the "decisive moment -" to the point >that I would argue that the decisive moment is that instant when the >light bulb goes on and you realize that the scene that lays before you >contains the possibility of an important/worthwhile image. I really like this statement. It feels right to me because it encompasses what I understand as the "art" of street shooting, but also portraiture and Ansel's previsualization. Geesh - this is at least twice in a single year that I have applauded B. D. I'll be voting Green Party next. Wait...the gov's election...oh well... AB - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html