Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Merci Philippe, Pour moi nettet? et piqu? seraient ? la limite des conceptes similaires?. ?a va mon ami, je respose mais maintenat je vais descendre ? La Rambla et prendre quelque photo. Amiti?s Lluis > El 20 ag 2017, a les 18:37, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> > va escriure: > > Lluis, > > Sharpness as it is used in HCB?s quote in English is a very misleading > translation of the French word nettet?. > The original sentence is about ? nettet? ?, not about ? piqu? ? ? > > Traduttore, traditore > https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traduttore,_traditore > > Repose toi bien. > > Amities > Phuzzillogix 1er, roi du flou, du b?ret, et de la baguette > > > > >> Le 20 ao?t 2017 ? 18:13, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at >> gmail.com> a ?crit : >> >> Hi Ted, >> >> I always read your comments, I?e learned a lot, as always I find all of >> them very interesting and clever and in my opinion this one is one of the >> most interesting, no for your mention to me that I appreciate very much, >> but for the question (s) it content. Can we consider the Art and the >> Beauty with universal rules/Laws? No, of course, some years ago I?ve read >> a very interesting book about the historical period of ?La Encyclopedie? >> / ?La Illustraion? and how a lot of wise men has intended stablish the >> standards and the reasons of the beauty, but fortunately the Art has or >> shall has no rules, as you know, one of my favorite sentences is from HCB >> ?Sharpnes is a bourgeois concept?. Longtime ago I?ve visited an exhibiton >> of J.J. Henri Lartigue, really impressive to see what he has do with the >> early technology. Maybe we the people we think that photography >> reproduces the reality but as Susan Sontag says, it shows our reality. >> Behind the great names of the past there many others was ?eclipsed? by >> the great stars of the moment. >> >> At this moment your interrogative sign still need a response that maybe >> don?t exist or there exist too many?. Diversity is our richness! >> >> Cheers! >> Lluis >> >> >>> El 20 ag 2017, a les 1:05, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> va escriure: >>> >>> W. Eugene Smith: ?I Didn?t write the Rules, Why should I Follow Them?? >>> ================================= >>> Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>> Probably one of the smartest things Eugene Smith ever said or made us >>> aware of! >>> Yes another shooter may sometimes point out a "photo correction" we may >>> have missed regarding one of our own photos. >>> However? It is our own eyes, gut feelings, technical wisdom and several >>> other items that guides each and every one of us in capturing a "beauty >>> we love with great passion!" >>> Oh of course we're not always right! Nobody has ever been that good! >>> Including Eugene Smith and many of his era that today have some folks >>> bowing before them as "THE GREATS OF THE GREATEST!" >>> Oh they were good for their day and equipment, no question! BUT TODAY== >>> 2017? >>> You betcha! Right here amongst the LUG we have some extremely fine >>> shooters I'd put up against those "old timers" under the conditions of >>> today's society" compared to the '20's-'30s-'40'etc! >>> The bottom line with these "wunderkin-shooter's of old" === SOCIETY OF >>> TO DAY? would eat them alive?" Or punch their brains out! >>> One lugger right here about to have a magnificent exhibition in Chicago, >>> our very own "INVISABLE LLUIS!" of Barcelona! :-) >>> If we could only bring Cartier Bresson and a couple of other "Hot Shot >>> Shooters of the past?" back for Lluis exhibition it would be most >>> interesting to hear their comments? :-) >>> That's not going to happen, "unfortunately!" >>> I still believe we have excellent photogs of all calibre's, in quality >>> today in many situations far superior to those of the long gone past. >>> For what all that's worth? Maybe nothing? So I shall return to my quite >>> resting of a Saturday afternoon! Unfortunately! :-( >>> cheers, >>> Dr. Ted Grant O. C. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >>> Behalf Of Lluis Ripoll >>> Sent: August-19-17 2:12 PM >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Henri Cartier-Bresson >>> >>> Gerry, >>> >>> W. Eugene Smith: ?I Didn?t write the Rules, Why should I Follow Them?? >>> >>> Cheers my friend! >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> >>>> El 19 ag 2017, a les 13:37, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> >>>> va escriure: >>>> >>>> Always shoot the image and forget the rules. If it looks right then it >>>> is right DESPITE the rules. >>>> >>>> Gerry >>>> >>>>> On 19 Aug 2017, at 11:13, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at >>>>> gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thank you Jayanand, It is interesting, but it puts to me a question, >>>>> which one is the priority? >>>>> >>>>> BE CREATIVE and put the rules >>>>> >>>>> or >>>>> >>>>> PUT THE RULES and try creativity >>>>> >>>>> Cartier-Bresson was basically instictive, but maybe one day someone >>>>> will put these grids on the digital screens and it will be amazing see >>>>> the people composing through it?. :-) >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Lluis >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> El 18 ag 2017, a les 4:11, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at >>>>>> gmail.com> va escriure: >>>>>> >>>>>> For those interested: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.diyphotography.net/breaking-masterful-composition-henri-cartier-bressons-photos/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Jayanand >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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