Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob- The HCB documentary was on BBC during his 90th birthday celebrations. A friend taped it and sent it to me. If you would like a copy contact me personally and I will see what I can do. Regards, Kevin Argue St. Catharines, Ontario kargue@sympatico.ca - ---------- >From: BOB KRAMER <BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com> >To: "'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: RE: [Leica] Keepers [was: David Bailey...] >Date: Thu, Mar 21, 2002, 9:34 AM > > Thanks to everyone for the great discussion on HCB's work and style. And > how not to get sucked in by a translation or editor's whim. John, it really > is good to have you back here! :-) > > Kevin, do you know if this BBC show you mention is available on VCR tape? I > would love to get a copy of it. My wife did just give me a copy of The > Artless Art for my b'day, and I have been enjoying it immensely for the last > two days. Great photos and great drawings and paintings, with a lot of > apparently HCB approved commentary as well. > > Cheers, > > BK > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kevin Argue [mailto:kargue@sympatico.ca] >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Keepers [was: David Bailey...] >> >> Bob- BBC Television produced a wonderful documentary on HCB >> for his 90th >> birthday. The historic footage showed him dancing around the >> streets of New >> York taking photos. Eve Arnold talked about this in the >> program. For those >> that a critical of HCB, they should have been in London a few >> years ago >> during his 90th birthday. 4 exhibitions including the 'Tete >> a Tete' at the >> National Portrait Gallery which was quite full during my visit. >> One thing to think of is HCB used a Leica M with only a few lens, no >> flash,motordrives, or extremely wide lens. He used HP5, and >> had it printed >> one way- normal contrast. No over printing(Don McCullin >> Photos), extreme >> burning(SIEF PHOTO), or too much contrast. Pure photos! How >> can you not >> enjoy great images produced that way. >> Excuse while I go find my HCB collection! > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html