Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You have got to be joking, Slobodan! What is in the work of H.C.-B. is the origination of the entire vocabulary of 35mm photography! Definitely NOT a one trick pony and I have to think that anyone who views the body of H.C.-B.'s work as such is unable or unwilling to look below the surface of what he sees! Buzz - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Slobodan Dimitrov Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 6:08 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] HCB Did It All First I wouldn't go that far! Looking at his material reminds me of one trick ponies. Or more pointedly, the work has the high and lows of extruded pasta. Putting the aside the vanity aspect of celebrity photography, what else is in the work? Slobodan Dimitrov bdcolen wrote: > > I've been spending a fair amount of evening time lately with the new HCB > compendium - and on more than one occasion my reaction has been, 'oh, > f*&* it, time to put my equipment on Ebay.' :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Slobodan > Dimitrov > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 5:04 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] HCB Did It All First > > The only thing that seeing HCB's work did for me was to confirm my > devotion to my Rollei system. Slobodan Dimitrov > > Peterson Arthur G NSSC wrote: > > > > I agree. To see an exhibition of some of HCB's > > portraits a several years ago at the National Portrait Gallery in > > Washington proved to be an overwhelming experience. > > > > Art Peterson > > Alexandria, Virginia > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Unsworth > [mailto:mail@steveunsworth.co.uk] > > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 5:31 AM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: RE: [Leica] HCB Did It All First > > > > After Paris the exhibition that the book is based on > > is touring. If it comes > > anywhere near your neck of the woods go to see it. To > > be surrounded by the > > photographs is a completely different experience from > > looking at them in a > > book. Salgado's 'Migrations' had the same effect for > > me. > > > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On > > Behalf Of Buzz Hausner > > Sent: 19 June 2003 23:44 > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: RE: [Leica] HCB Did It All First > > > > I know it is no longer chic to idolize H.C.-B., but > > having perused the new > > book, I would challenge any photographer I know to do > > the same and then go > > out and do something original! Ask yourself if your > > pictures have any > > narrative content, anything approaching mystery, > > surprise and delight, or if > > they make any statement which hasn't been stated by > > someone else better and > > before. > > > > Buzz Hausner > > > > -- > > 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 > -- > 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 - -- 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