Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Craig you mean like HCB for Kindle!!?? I looked and sadly Amazon cannot help ;-) I did get a pleasing if modest little printed book of some of his photographs in the Aperture series on masters of photography though. Cheers Geoff *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 28 May 2011 01:15, Craig Semetko <csemetko at gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, that IS a lot of money--does anyone know if there's some way one could > read the text of the book without having to buy an original copy? > > The Decisive Moment PDF or something??:) > > craig > > > > That costs a lot of money... > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > The Simon & Schuster English language edition of "The Decisive Moment" > > > > http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=< > http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=2084257471&searchurl=kn%3Dcartier-bresson%26tn%3Dthe%2Bdecisive%2Bmoment%26x%3D0%26y%3D0 > > > 2084257471 > > &searchurl=kn%3Dcartier-bresson%26tn%3Dthe%2Bdecisive%2Bmoment%26x%3D0%26y%3D0 > > has the same Matisse cover as Images a la Sauvette. The printing in this > > version is also excellent, but all versions of this book have awfully > > fragile binding. I was distraught when mine fell apart. > > > > Marty > > > > On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: > > > > > Lluis wrote: > > > I think remember that "Images ? la > > > sauvette" is much more hard to find and expensive than the English > > > edition "The decisive moment", I think that only the French edition > > > has the nice cover by Matisse > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/shihlun/431235514/ > > > ============================================ > > > > > > I think that's right, Lluis. The Memphis photographer Wm. Eggleston > > showed > > > me his copy back in 1968 and I recall the Matisse cover. He was struck > > by > > > the gravure printing and tried to achieve a similar look in his early > b/w > > > photos. I tried too, but with less success. ;-) > > > > > > -- > > > Phil Swango > > > 307 Aliso Dr SE > > > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > > > 505-262-4085 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >