Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Street Photography debate
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 15:36:50 -0400

Mark
Well said. Your wisdom never ceases to amaze me. Keep it up.
Steve
Annapolis

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>From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Street Photography debate
>Date: Mon, Nov 1, 1999, 2:55 PM
>

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>All the students want to be great street photographers nowadays. What is it that
>they are trying to learn? Do you really think it is easy? I think the edge or
>the difference lies in the commitment a photographer such as Joseph Koudelka's
>makes, spending the night under a bench and waking up in the morning clicking
>his Leica to a gypsy parade before he has time to wipe the sleep from his eyes.
>But I have no problem with HCB. His genius speaks for itself no law says he's
>got to be every ones cup of tea you could say Bach and Shakespeare are both
>overrated too. What statement does it make when one decides not to recognize
>incredible genius?
>Mark Rabiner
>