Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've been spending a fair amount of evening time lately with the new HCB compendium - and on more than one occasion my reaction has been, 'oh, f*&* it, time to put my equipment on Ebay.' :-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Slobodan Dimitrov Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 5:04 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] HCB Did It All First The only thing that seeing HCB's work did for me was to confirm my devotion to my Rollei system. Slobodan Dimitrov Peterson Arthur G NSSC wrote: > > I agree. To see an exhibition of some of HCB's > portraits a several years ago at the National Portrait Gallery in > Washington proved to be an overwhelming experience. > > Art Peterson > Alexandria, Virginia > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Unsworth [mailto:mail@steveunsworth.co.uk] > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 5:31 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] HCB Did It All First > > After Paris the exhibition that the book is based on > is touring. If it comes > anywhere near your neck of the woods go to see it. To > be surrounded by the > photographs is a completely different experience from > looking at them in a > book. Salgado's 'Migrations' had the same effect for > me. > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On > Behalf Of Buzz Hausner > Sent: 19 June 2003 23:44 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] HCB Did It All First > > I know it is no longer chic to idolize H.C.-B., but > having perused the new > book, I would challenge any photographer I know to do > the same and then go > out and do something original! Ask yourself if your > pictures have any > narrative content, anything approaching mystery, > surprise and delight, or if > they make any statement which hasn't been stated by > someone else better and > before. > > Buzz Hausner > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html