Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Cartier Bresson and the 6 exposures.
From: "Ken Lee" <ken.lee@hbc.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 11:47:07 -0500
 
Ted,

When I first read the original post, I had assumed it was a tongue in cheek
reaction to the shoot every shot 6 times post.  I hope I am right.

Ken

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> From: ted grant <75501.3002@compuserve.com>
> To: INTERNET:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] RE: Cartier Bresson and the 6 exposures.
> Date: Monday, December 01, 1997 10:14 AM
> 
> Jem wrote:
> 
> <<<Henri Cartier Bresson used this technique a lot. That guy jumping
across
> a puddle, he fell in 50 times before HCB reckoned  he'd got 6 frames of
him
> exactly at the right point.>>
> 
> Jem,
> 
> Gee don't destroy my admiration of HCB as seeing, reacting with reflexes
of
> a cat and capturing the one magnificent image with one intinctive click
of
> the shutter! 
> 
> 
> ted