Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You are absolutely right. Walt Jeffery Smith wrote: >I apologize for yaking about art without being an art critic, and I didn't >imply that anyone who divided a frame into thirds etc. was a little Henri. >BD made it clear that he thought my initial observations about the >documentary were laughable. I stand corrected. But your condenscending >sarcasm is over the edge, I think. > >Jeffery Smith >New Orleans, LA >http://www.400tx.com > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walt >Johnson >Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 9:18 PM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph,and HCB >-goldenmean > > >I'm all for aesthetics but that has little or nothing to do with >"formulas". If it were as easy as dividing the frame up into 3rds or 5 >ninths or whatever, then we could all be little Henris . :-P > >Besides, it is better to let your work do the talking for you.....Yaking >about art is for art critics and dabblers, making it is for us Leica >guys. (and girls) :-* > >Walt > >p.s I've never divided up your 9th ward photos into math formulas but >think they are very good anyway. > >Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > >>This is what happens when one tries to talk about photography on the >>LUG. Okay, let's talk gear! How about 'dem Olympus lenses!!! >> >>Jeffery Smith >>New Orleans, LA >>http://www.400tx.com >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >>[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>Walt Johnson >>Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:52 PM >>To: Leica Users Group >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph,and HCB >>-goldenmean >> >> >>No. No, No..I'm familiar with all the non sequiturs...Show me a >>photograph.... >:o >:o >:o :-P One you've taken which debunks Henri's >>secrets. >> >>Jeffery Smith wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>Okay, one other tidbit is that HCB also preferred using the entire >>>24x36 frame even thought it is an "off" size compared to most other >>>frames. He didn't want the images cropped (and has the black edge of >>>the film showing in some of his books of prints). The 2x3 ratio fits >>>the golden mean format better than 4x5, etc. >>> >>>Jeffery Smith >>>New Orleans, LA >>>http://www.400tx.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >>>[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>>Walt Johnson >>>Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:21 PM >>>To: Leica Users Group >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and HCB >>>-goldenmean >>> >>> >>>Show me! >:o >>> >>>Jeffery Smith wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Perhaps because I've discovered the secret of his framing? ;-) >>>> >>>>Jeffery Smith >>>>New Orleans, LA >>>>http://www.400tx.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >>>>[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>>>B. D. Colen >>>>Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:02 PM >>>>To: Leica Users Group >>>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and >>>>HCB >>>>-golden mean >>>> >>>> >>>>Fascinating to see, Jeffery, but why do I think that HCB is sitting >>>>his his studio in the sky, enjoying a snifter of heavenly cognac, >>>>laughing his ass off? >>>> >>>> >>>>On 4/11/06 7:54 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Bob, >>>>> >>>>>In looking at many of HCB's photos in the documentary, I detected >>>>>that HCB seemed to be looking for angles (one part of the documentary >>>>>had HCB talking constantly of "geometry"). The placement of subjects >>>>>seemed to be invariably on one side of an angle as I have collected >>>>>here: >>>>> >>>>>http://www.400tx.com/HCB.html >>>>> >>>>>Even if these images aren't compellingly "golden mean" (I couldn't >>>>>find little thumbnails of all of the examples they showed in the >>>>>film), HCB almost never places his subjects in the center of the >>>>>frame, and when he doesn't have an obvious diagonal, he often has a >>>>>rule of thirds composition. >>>>> >>>>>Jeffery Smith >>>>>New Orleans, LA >>>>>http://www.400tx.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >>>>>[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>>>>bob palmieri >>>>>Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:49 PM >>>>>To: lug@leica-users.org >>>>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and >>>>>HCB >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Jeffrey & Tina - >>>>> >>>>>I know from the Golden Section, but I don't really understand how to >>>>>use it in an organic way in snapping. Can you show me how it applies >>>>>to, perhaps, some of HCB's pictures? >>>>> >>>>>Bob Palmieri >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>Leica Users Group. >>>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>Leica Users Group. >>>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Leica Users Group. >>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Leica Users Group. >>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >