Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Keepers [was: David Bailey...]
From: "Kevin Argue" <kargue@sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 21:41:55 -0500

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

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>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!
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