Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Irrespective of all that is said, I have ordered my copy and it is on its way - thanks to Richard's alert - and what is more, I consider it a bit of a bargain, as it is inclusive of postage (which normally costs an arm and a leg for me in India)! There is a saying that too much analysis only leads to paralysis! Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Phil Swango <paswango at gmail.com> wrote: > I haven't seen this book yet but the comment about scanning the pages of > an original copy (rather than negatives) caught my attention. It occurred > to me that the intent might have been to reproduce the look of the gravure > process used for the original prints. According to the link below, this is > what actually happened. I have seen one copy of the original edition, and > though the gravure process gives a lovely tonality, it lacks the crispness > we've become used to in later technologies. Very interesting IMO. > > > > http://time.com/3590594/the-return-of-henri-cartier-bressons-decisive-moment/ > > > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >