Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't believe I called it crap - I was simply making the point that crap is universally revered, so universal reverence doesn't necessarily translate to quality...That's all. No, I don't think his work is crap in the sense that a Kincaid's or a Keane's is crap. I just think his work is banal. But as I said at the very beginning of this now painful thread - that's my minority opinion. :-) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Feli Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 7:07 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Ansel Isn't that a little harsh B.D.? AA's work may not be your cup of tea, but it's hardly crap. I myself may not be a huge Adams fan, but he was an extremely talented man. feli On Mar 7, 2005, at 9:07 AM, B. D. Colen wrote: > Well, first off - of course there were! > > Second, I, too, would like to have a body of work so universally > revered > - I would just hope that mine, like that of, say, W. Eugene Smith, > Robert Capa, Richard Avedon, or Henri Cartier-Bresson was worth being > revered. (And NO - I am not saying that I am worthy to have even > carried > their equipment. ;-) ) > The sad reality is that far, far, far more people revere the paintings > of Keene, or of Kincaid, than have even HEARD of the photographers I've > just mentioned. Universal veneration does not quality make.:-) ________________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information