Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Robert! cheers Lluis El 04/09/2012, a las 5:18, Robert Meier escribi?: > 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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