[Leica] Intro

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

I'd argue that the "decisive moment" was that instant in which he saw,
or anyone sees, the possibilities in a particular setting or situation.
He didn't see a guy in mid-jump across a puddle and shoot - he saw a
puddle and the possibilities it presented; he didn't see someone on a
given staircase - he saw the staircase, and waited for the right person
in the right position. Others of just might have shot a puddle, or a
staircase. ;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Ted Grant
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 4:35 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: Re: [Leica] Intro


Dan C said:
> At least he did get decisive moments.   I'm not sure if I ever have. 
> :-(<<,,

Hi Dan,
But why have that feeling? He didn't have an exclusive licence to be the

only one who caught a "perfect moment!" Not to take anything away from
his 
ability to see and wait for something to happen or be added to the
equation 
and then it was click!

Trust me, I bet he was just as lucky at getting his moments as many on
the 
list are because there are some damn fine shooters here. And I'd put
money 
on it that in some situations he recognized a "scene" and then waited
for 
someone to walk in at precisely the "decisive moment!" :-)

And anyone of us who have captured a moment in time where others say,
"WOW! 
Is that ever great!" Quite simply, have caught the "Decisive moment!" I 
believe it was someone else who coined the "decisive moment" when he was

early on at MAGNUM?

And I bet you have all kinds of decisive moments, we all have, we just 
weren't involved in the world of high end international publications for
60 
plus years, therefore we are the "greatest decisive moment, unknown 
photographers!"  ;-) So don't shoot yourself down mon ami.

ted


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