Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Makes sense. Of his photos that I've seen, the ones that attract me the most are the color rich ones. It's the shots of a freezer, street signs, an open garage - his stuff of that ilk that leaves me cold. Thanks for the historical angle. Scott Philippe Orlent wrote: > IMO it's more about, in retrospective perspective, the fact that he > investigated other uses of colour than the at that day ruling habits. > > Philippe > > > Op 4-sep-06, om 20:51 heeft Scott McLoughlin het volgende geschreven: > >> I have to admit that I don't "get" his work. A few selected >> images, perhaps. >> >> Someday I'll get it. >> >> I recall an interesting comment in some essay or commentary on his >> work. To paraphrase, the writer said to take a camera and go and try >> to reproduce Eggleston's compositions. This exercise would supposedly >> shed some light on what Eggleston was doing. FWIW. >> >> Scott >> >> Philippe Orlent wrote: >> >>> Well, he did change some things... >>> >>> >>> Op 4-sep-06, om 18:59 heeft Thinkofcole@aol.com het volgende >>> geschreven: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Fyi: father of color photography?... >>>> >>>> _http://www.egglestontrust.com/bio.html_ >>>> (http://www.egglestontrust.com/bio.html) >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps >> Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 >> (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)