Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner wrote: > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > > > Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > > > It averages out in this case in my overblown opinion to > > > the vision of a great artist and craftsman whose subject matter is rural > > > instead of urban. > > > Mark Rabiner > > > > Right - Criticizing AA for not shooting what HCB shoots is a bit like > > criticizing Wyeth for not being Hopper, or Durant for not being Daumier...Art > > is art is art...and different artists see and interpret different things...and > > thank God there isn't just one vision out there... > > > > On the other track - sure, you can shoot street life with a 'Blad,' or > > landscapes with an M6...but that's not what either camera is really intended > > for.... > > > > B. D. > > I just loved your phrase or idea "criticizing Wyeth for not being > Hopper." Both for who they are and the interesting oppositeness of their > styles and the fact that I know who they are. The Durant and Daumier > slide shows I snoozed through no doubt. > Art is a dog that got put to sleep a long time ago. > A Friend of mine just got a big slick book done by a photographer who > street shoots a Blad, narrow selective focus, full frame black border > very effective. Lets not forget Victor developed the 'Blad for shooting > his birds and not after they were stuffed. > The mentality of going out with tech film or Agfapan 25 and a nice > tripod to support your Leica M is not big here on the lug unless you > count Erwin testing a lens. But I have gone through those phases and > have seen it lurking elseware. You want to tell them "Hey, why not just > shoot sheet film!" but it's best to humor them. They're having fun and > they're not hurting anybody. They might even have an angle. > Neither camera is a tripod or handheld camera. Both can be used > carefully or quickly. Both look great next to each other in the same > camera bag. > Mark Rabiner I think we're on the same wave length here...and you did better than I, in that I didn't even take the damn course - no way I was going to memorize all those slides - but Durant (if I've spelled it right) was a 19th century American landscape painter - - and I do mean landscapes! - while Daumier (whose name I'm also probably misspelling as I would my own if given half a chance) was a french 19th century artist who did a lot of "socially relevant" drawings, etchings, what ever - I'm sure someone on the LUG can correct us both...but Durant was AA to Daumier's HCB.. :-)