Re: [Leica] Jesse Hellman's exhibit at the Peabody

[S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>]

And just think, if you would of traded prints, one of those could of
been yours.

Slobodan Dimitrov


Dan Honemann wrote:
> 
> If any LUGgers local to the Baltimore area missed Jesse Helman's opening at
> the Peabody last night, I highly encourage you to see these beautiful prints
> while they are there.  For out of town LUGgers, the exhibit is worth a trip
> to Charm City.
> 
> These are some of the finest b&w prints I have ever seen.  They've restored
> my faith that producing rich prints ala HCB and the old masters is still
> possible.  Jesse shot nearly all of them with a 50 summicron and TMZ souped
> in Xtol.  But his secret weapon appears to be the notorious Rabiner
> split-grade printing.  I for one am now sold, and eagerly await Mark's book
> on the subject (you ARE writing a book on it, aren't you Mark?  Pretty
> please?!).
> 
> Apart from their technical merits, the photographs are brilliantly composed
> and capture candid moments with performing artists with a sensitivity and
> intimacy that exposes Jesse's passion for the genre.  Fine, fine work, not
> to be missed.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dan