Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BD, what do you understand by "A European eye"? Seriously, I think that you have a point, I think that there is something. I am not sure that I could define it; but I'd sure like you to try :-) Peter buzz.hausner@verizon.net wrote: > Fortunately, I will have the opportunity soon to sit down with B.D. so that we can review several books of Cartier-Bresson's work and I will be able to prove to him just how silly a position he has taken. ;}> > > Buzz > >>From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> >>Date: 2004/05/25 Tue PM 02:38:27 EDT >>To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> >>Subject: RE: [Leica] The Critic Better Hit The Books >> >>This one I will agree with you on. I think that, generally, he had a >>European eye, if that makes any sense. >> >>-----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: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 2:14 PM >>To: Leica Users Group >>Subject: RE: [Leica] The Critic Better Hit The Books >> >> >> >> >>>Excuse me? How about his work from Mexico? From Russia? From Bali? >> >>>From Japan? From Italy? We should all go back and review the man's >>>entire (excuse the pun) cannon. In my opinion, he produced brilliant >>>work from many countries. >> >>I'll give you Mexico... (and Italy - which I meant to include) - but >>most of the work from those other countries others >From Russia? From >> >>>Bali? From Japan? From India - just doesn't seem to have the same >> >>consistency and level of achievement - his eye really did not seem to >>carry over as well into non-European settings - it's one or two very >>good ones here and there. >> >>tim > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >