Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No. No, No..I'm familiar with all the non sequiturs...Show me a photograph.... >:o >:o >:o :-P One you've taken which debunks Henri's secrets. Jeffery Smith wrote: >Okay, one other tidbit is that HCB also preferred using the entire 24x36 >frame even thought it is an "off" size compared to most other frames. He >didn't want the images cropped (and has the black edge of the film showing >in some of his books of prints). The 2x3 ratio fits the golden mean format >better than 4x5, etc. > >Jeffery Smith >New Orleans, LA >http://www.400tx.com > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walt >Johnson >Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:21 PM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and HCB >-goldenmean > > >Show me! >:o > >Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > >>Perhaps because I've discovered the secret of his framing? ;-) >> >>Jeffery Smith >>New Orleans, LA >>http://www.400tx.com >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >>[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. >>D. Colen >>Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:02 PM >>To: Leica Users Group >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and HCB >>-golden mean >> >> >>Fascinating to see, Jeffery, but why do I think that HCB is sitting >>his his studio in the sky, enjoying a snifter of heavenly cognac, >>laughing his ass off? >> >> >>On 4/11/06 7:54 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>Bob, >>> >>>In looking at many of HCB's photos in the documentary, I detected that >>>HCB seemed to be looking for angles (one part of the documentary had >>>HCB talking constantly of "geometry"). The placement of subjects >>>seemed to be invariably on one side of an angle as I have collected >>>here: >>> >>>http://www.400tx.com/HCB.html >>> >>>Even if these images aren't compellingly "golden mean" (I couldn't >>>find little thumbnails of all of the examples they showed in the >>>film), HCB almost never places his subjects in the center of the >>>frame, and when he doesn't have an obvious diagonal, he often has a >>>rule of thirds composition. >>> >>>Jeffery Smith >>>New Orleans, LA >>>http://www.400tx.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >>>[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>>bob palmieri >>>Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:49 PM >>>To: lug@leica-users.org >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and >>>HCB >>> >>> >>>Jeffrey & Tina - >>> >>>I know from the Golden Section, but I don't really understand how to >>>use it in an organic way in snapping. Can you show me how it applies >>>to, perhaps, some of HCB's pictures? >>> >>>Bob Palmieri >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >