Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Now Jerry don't get so coyly squeamish all of a sudden! Slobodan Dimitrov Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > BD > > Obviously, your friend Slobo has the credentials and the acceptance > of the critics such as you, to surpass HCB, correct? > > Slobodan is a legend in his own mind. > > Sorry, but this time I will not fight public opinion. > > Jerry > > bdcolen wrote: > > > Not a thing - obviously what you produce is of a far higher order. ;-) > > > > -----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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html