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Subject: [Leica] Off list: Speaking of Street Photography
From: daniel.ridings at edd.uio.no (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Sun Feb 27 23:44:42 2005
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20050227202940.00a243b0@pop.2alpha.net>

Nice try at modesty, Peter :-)

Daniel

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005, Peter Klein wrote:

> *You're* comparing a picture I shot with HCB?  Wow!    Thank you.
>
> --Peter
>
> At 04:25 PM 2/27/05 -0800, you wrote, regarding:
> > > http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/oldpics/homeless72.htm<<<<<<<<<<<
> >
> >I don't see this as some down and outers simply because it comes together 
> >as
> >an interesting photograph of people and time. Let's put a photo credit....
> >"HCB photo!"  Why everyone would be pissing their pants ravng about it
> >because "HE DID IT!" BS, It doesn't matter whether he shot ir or not, it
> >wouldn't be any better! This is as good as it gets my friend!
> >
> >It's a fine example of a photojournalist with a good people eye putting it
> >all togther without waste space, as a sharp crispy shot and exposed on the
> >mark! It's as good as it gets in capturing a lifetime moment in the lives 
> >of
> >people with nothing more than..."jeeeeeesh look at that... click!". You
> >don't get this kind of photograph screwing around figuring out all the
> >angles, the light, metering, concern over film.......... damn folks these
> >happen because a photographer is motivated, instinctively re-acts to what 
> >he
> >sees, "click." Walk on to the next moment!  KISS SHOOTING!  Think about it
> >and it's gone!  See, shoot,  then look around if you feel you must!
>
>
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In reply to: Message from pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein) ([Leica] Off list: Speaking of Street Photography)