Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Cartier-Bresson, for all the talk about his being a photojournalist, was not a photojournalist - he was an artist whose brush was the camera. The photo of the man jumping the puddle is just that - a photo of a man jumping a puddle. It is not a news photo of the aftermath of a flood. It is what it is. And, btw, I would argue it is....surreal. :-) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tim Atherton Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 5:04 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] Best known photo ? > IF it was faked - and based on the present evidence, I believe it was > real - but IF it was fake, then he indeed disguised it as something - > he disguised it as a photograph of a soldier who had just been shot, > dying in combat. Period. > interesting parallel discussion on another (photojournalist) list with this about the HCB/Puddle shot: > So did Cartier Bresson. You need to see the contact sheets. I've seen > a contact sheet of a famous Cartier Bresson shot. A man jumping over a > puddle, which would seem to be a good example of the 'decisive' moment > but in fact the contact sheet shows 36 attempts at the shot with the > subject jumping over, repeatedly until the the shot was in the bag. whatcha think? (the poster assures me he saw the contact sheet... tim _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information