Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]*You're* comparing a picture I shot with HCB? Wow! Thank you. --Peter At 04:25 PM 2/27/05 -0800, you wrote, regarding: > > http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/oldpics/homeless72.htm<<<<<<<<<<< > >I don't see this as some down and outers simply because it comes together as >an interesting photograph of people and time. Let's put a photo credit.... >"HCB photo!" Why everyone would be pissing their pants ravng about it >because "HE DID IT!" BS, It doesn't matter whether he shot ir or not, it >wouldn't be any better! This is as good as it gets my friend! > >It's a fine example of a photojournalist with a good people eye putting it >all togther without waste space, as a sharp crispy shot and exposed on the >mark! It's as good as it gets in capturing a lifetime moment in the lives of >people with nothing more than..."jeeeeeesh look at that... click!". You >don't get this kind of photograph screwing around figuring out all the >angles, the light, metering, concern over film.......... damn folks these >happen because a photographer is motivated, instinctively re-acts to what he >sees, "click." Walk on to the next moment! KISS SHOOTING! Think about it >and it's gone! See, shoot, then look around if you feel you must!