[Leica] To BD on Family "Outing"

[vroger at gmail.com (Victor Rubin)]

BD wrote:
"Did you not see the little girl, or did you see the little girl on a
subconscious level, and shoot for that reason? I am absolutely convinced
that once we have been shooting for some time - I mean some time in terms of
years, not in terms of a few hours on a given day - we see things without
consciously registering them."

What a great feeling it is to think that this is the case- makes me
feel absolutely like the late lamented CB- I would hope so- my
conscious focus at that time was on both little girls- quite frankly,
I was wondering what the hell the parents were doing with them at the
Mappelthorp exhibit in the first place. The Mother was gesturing most
emphatically- and the movements of the older of the 2 children
indicated that for her it was sheer boredom. How great it would be if
we did subconsciously "see" after all these years. I love your
comment- vroger