Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The European eye is what has stayed in Europe and did not emigrate abroad the past centuries. It is equal to the American eye, BTW. But so much different: intellectual, but without pragmatism. Shoot. > From: Peter Dzwig <pdzwig@summaventures.com> > Organization: Summa Ventures Ltd > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 20:18:53 +0100 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] The Critic Better Hit The Books > > BD, > > what do you understand by "A European eye"? Seriously, I think that you have a > point, I think that there is something. I am not sure that I could define it; > but I'd sure like you to try :-) > > Peter > > buzz.hausner@verizon.net wrote: >> Fortunately, I will have the opportunity soon to sit down with B.D. so that >> we can review several books of Cartier-Bresson's work and I will be able to >> prove to him just how silly a position he has taken. ;}> >> >> Buzz >> >>> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> >>> Date: 2004/05/25 Tue PM 02:38:27 EDT >>> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: RE: [Leica] The Critic Better Hit The Books >>> >>> This one I will agree with you on. I think that, generally, he had a >>> European eye, if that makes any sense. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >>> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>> Tim Atherton >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 2:14 PM >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: RE: [Leica] The Critic Better Hit The Books >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Excuse me? How about his work from Mexico? From Russia? From Bali? >>> >>>> From Japan? From Italy? We should all go back and review the man's >>>> entire (excuse the pun) cannon. In my opinion, he produced brilliant >>>> work from many countries. >>> >>> I'll give you Mexico... (and Italy - which I meant to include) - but >>> most of the work from those other countries others >From Russia? From >>> >>>> Bali? From Japan? From India - just doesn't seem to have the same >>> >>> consistency and level of achievement - his eye really did not seem to >>> carry over as well into non-European settings - it's one or two very >>> good ones here and there. >>> >>> tim >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >