[Leica] Dancing along the banks of the Seine

[robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)]

Plus Lluis has one VERY BIG advantage over HCB --  LLuis is still alive and 
shooting!

On Sep 3, 2012, at 1:16 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> <Hi all,
>>> Some new pix:
>>> http://leowesson.smugmug.com/Leo/Dancing/25154121_Xjk5p2#!i=2062675182&k=9LKFbmr
>>> Leo Wesson
> Gerry Walden offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Dancing along the banks of the Seine
> 
> 
>> I have been looking at the weekend at some very similar images just 
>> posted by Leica-user Peter Turnley. I think you and he must have stood 
>> virtually next to each other! Your images are certainly on a par with his 
>> Leo. Thanks for posting.<<<<<<
> 
> Hi Gerry,
> You know so many of us "look in awe" at the "so called big names in 
> photography." Here we have a street situation where our own Leo Wesson was 
> shooting the same subject as Peter Turnley and you are saying Leo's photos 
> are on a par with Peter's! Absolutely! My question is...... "Why shouldn't 
> they be?" Same subject, same cameras, same talents! The only thing Peter 
> has is a "broader published set of photography and the following publicity 
> of several years of published works, both in magazines and books!
> 
> As is the same simple contrast between HCB and our own Lluis! No don't 
> scoff at my remark! Quite frankly on an overall basis I'd put Lluis 
> photography up against HCB's any day. And Lluis might come out on a par or 
> in some cases better than HCB!  Obviously the reverse in some cases.
> 
> Heck HCB lived in  an entirely different world with few photojournalists 
> and his kind of money and connections/publicity/published works. Not to 
> forget how many years people have been plugging his photography, books 
> upon books of the same "old photos!" I see an ad for a new "HCB" book and 
> my reaction is.... "Get over it folks, it's the same old photos re-printed 
> for the 100th time!" Just a flashier cover and a re-hash of the same old 
> words!!
> 
> Dollar for dollar, equal publicity and publications, notoriety etc. given 
> to Lluis! And people would be wetting their pants over his works also in 
> equal style as HCB! Yep he shot a bunch of cool stuff. As has Peter! But 
> we all have to keep in mind, it isn't always the photography that's so 
> great....... "it's the publicity, publications, books and TV that quite 
> often create the image of how great the photographer is." Certainly when 
> comparing an unknown name to a so called "Big-name shooter!"
> 
> Great job Leo just keep shooting and never fear nor think about Peter? 
> HCB? Lluis or whomever? Who happens to be shooting right along side you. 
> :-)
> 
> Here's what crosses your mind as you go into "exposure battle on the same 
> subject!" :-) :-)
> 
> "I'm going to blow him right out of the water!" It's a personal mental fun 
> challenge without fear, quite simply because he doesn't know he's in a 
> form of competition and you coolly click away at all the magical stuff 
> that catches your eye and turns you on to "CLICK!"
> 
> Then forget it and completely do it! :-) Trust me it works! ........ Never 
> mind what or where the other shooter is or doing, simply because it 
> doesn't matter! Why? Because .... "you are going to shoot his ass off!" 
> :-) In your mind if nothing else, then transfer that to the sharpness of 
> your eye and do it! :-)
> 
> So endth the lesson for today! ;-) ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
> 
> 
>> Gerry Walden
>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>> www.gwpics.com
>> 
>> On 2 Sep 2012, at 23:11, leo wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Photographer/Videographer
>>> 817.733.9157
>>> www.leowesson.com
> 
> 
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