Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan C said: > At least he did get decisive moments. I'm not sure if I ever have. > :-(<<,, Hi Dan, But why have that feeling? He didn't have an exclusive licence to be the only one who caught a "perfect moment!" Not to take anything away from his ability to see and wait for something to happen or be added to the equation and then it was click! Trust me, I bet he was just as lucky at getting his moments as many on the list are because there are some damn fine shooters here. And I'd put money on it that in some situations he recognized a "scene" and then waited for someone to walk in at precisely the "decisive moment!" :-) And anyone of us who have captured a moment in time where others say, "WOW! Is that ever great!" Quite simply, have caught the "Decisive moment!" I believe it was someone else who coined the "decisive moment" when he was early on at MAGNUM? And I bet you have all kinds of decisive moments, we all have, we just weren't involved in the world of high end international publications for 60 plus years, therefore we are the "greatest decisive moment, unknown photographers!" ;-) So don't shoot yourself down mon ami. ted