Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well said, both of you. And Colen's daughter too. --Bob ==On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 3:52 PM, B. D. Colen <bd at bdcolenphoto.com> wrote: > Absolutely true, Lluis. I'll stick with my daughter's assessment - > Cartier-Bresson hits you in the head, but Smith hits you in the gut. Smith > was documenting the human condition; Cartier-Bresson was - with obvious > exceptions - photographing geometric forms. > > On 6/22/12 4:44 PM, "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: > > >This could be a long discussion, what I really like from Eugene Smith > >and makes him different and personnal is his warm and human look, he > >was able to communicate great sensitivity and human feelings, HCB was > >different, he was the Master of the moment and geometrical perfect > >looks. > > > >For me it really doesn't matter who is better, this would be the same > >thing to discuss if Rembrandt is better than Velazquez, or Dali than > >Picasso... everyone has his own styke and masterfull beauty > > > >cheers > >Lluis > > > > > > > > > >El 22/06/2012, a las 21:27, B. D. Colen escribi?: > > > >> Not to start a food fight, but I rate him above HCB. > >> Typed with big fingers on tiny keys > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> > >> Sender: lug-bounces+bd=bdcolenphoto.com at leica-users.org > >> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:19:29 > >> To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> > >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Homage to W. Eugene Smith > >> > >> Wonderful portrait BD, great light and great B&W. I'm also a Eugene > >> Smith fan...., who can not be one? > >> > >> cheers > >> Lluis > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> El 21/06/2012, a las 19:14, B. D. Colen escribi?: > >> > >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bdcolen/PHOTOS/HomagetoWES.jpg.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 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 >