Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely true, Lluis. I'll stick with my daughter's assessment - Cartier-Bresson hits you in the head, but Smith hits you in the gut. Smith was documenting the human condition; Cartier-Bresson was - with obvious exceptions - photographing geometric forms. On 6/22/12 4:44 PM, "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: >This could be a long discussion, what I really like from Eugene Smith >and makes him different and personnal is his warm and human look, he >was able to communicate great sensitivity and human feelings, HCB was >different, he was the Master of the moment and geometrical perfect >looks. > >For me it really doesn't matter who is better, this would be the same >thing to discuss if Rembrandt is better than Velazquez, or Dali than >Picasso... everyone has his own styke and masterfull beauty > >cheers >Lluis > > > > >El 22/06/2012, a las 21:27, B. D. Colen escribi?: > >> Not to start a food fight, but I rate him above HCB. >> Typed with big fingers on tiny keys >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> >> Sender: lug-bounces+bd=bdcolenphoto.com at leica-users.org >> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:19:29 >> To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Homage to W. Eugene Smith >> >> Wonderful portrait BD, great light and great B&W. I'm also a Eugene >> Smith fan...., who can not be one? >> >> cheers >> Lluis >> >> >> >> >> El 21/06/2012, a las 19:14, B. D. Colen escribi?: >> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bdcolen/PHOTOS/HomagetoWES.jpg.html >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >