Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 29, 2013, at 1:27 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Ted, > > Thank you very much for your very kind words and to have take the time to > wrote it. Your opinion is "humble" according to your great human > personality, but always a Master Class! you are right, the first photo is > the best. I've catch the boy completely "a la sauvette" (cut) ****** Lluis, Ted, friends of the LUG, my friends, this phrase used by Lluis is of course from the title of Cartier Bresson's famous book. These words have often troubled me, what is the real meaning of this phrase......? perhaps something like , on the fly... unguarded, unauthorized, without permission, spontaneous.... who can really say ? the title "Images a la sauvette" has been translated as "the decisive moment", but this, almost certainly, is at best, a very loose translation, possibly a title selected out of commercial motivations, even so it has assumed a most profound significance in the world of photography. Surely we can do better, what does it really mean ? why? Does it tell us something about the way HCB worked ? Please give me your thoughts on this....The answer to these questions, might bring us to the motivations, the methodology of Henri Cartier Bresson, one of our most iconic photographers.... Steve Barbour > I was just preparing my camera when the boy appeared in front of me and > followed your frequent advice KISS! and I've remembered you after shooting > it! After this one I went to shoot two more shots of the shadows but I'm > not able to be at one place waiting for the opportunity and I've quit the > place soon. > > About the Leica..., the thing is that I think I will be really not able to > use any other camera, I can't use the cameras with monitor or too many > automatic devices, I'm really happy that Leica has continued his design > with digital cameras. > > Thanks again for the kind words > > Cheers > Lluis > > > El 29/07/2013, a las 21:18, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> > escribi?: > >> Lluis Ripoll showed: >> Subject: [Leica] Light and shadows >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/L1033671BN.jpg.html> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/L1033673BN.jpg.html> >>>> Leica M8, Summilux 35mm pre >> >> Hi Lluis, >> >> The Leica Master at it again (My God someone actually using a Leica >> Camera for a change!!!!) With light and shadows!!! :-) No question, the >> little boy is by far the better of the two. Actually in a hard nose >> critique I don't think the man and shadow in the second photo rates being >> there when you compare both. >> >> I believe you should've posted only the boy. My humble opinion dear >> friend! ;-) ;-) >> >> However, in posting both you give us options on which is the better! :-) >> As I see, a few others have picked the boy also. >> >> But the big thing for me is someone posting photos shot with a LEICA >> CAMERA! Rather than all these strange others with funny names and >> numbers!!! And as it appears with a great deal of inbreeding of lenses >> and adapters to make them work! :-) ;-) >> >> Really gentlemen and ladies, it's almost blasphemy to call this the LUG >> any longer considering the mish mash of funny techie cameras being >> bantered about! >> >> Once again, just my humble opinion as the world turns and changes. >> >> However I believe Lluis will always be our Leica savior! ;-) >> >> cheers, >> ted >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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