Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wouldn't go so far that he originated the visual syntax for 35mm. I think a little jaunt down history's memory lane could just show other wise. I look at a lot of work, in the original as often as possible, and no I can't say that I missed much in his presentation, style, content analysis, what ever.... But then, this all rather subjective. For myself, I get considerably more from being in the presence of the portraiture of the Roman Republic than from HCB. Slobodan Dimitrov Buzz Hausner wrote: > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html