[Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and HCB

[jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)]

The protracted thread about why we photograph and the relationship between
art and photography got me thinking. So I sat through "The Impassioned Eye"
twice (while drinking some red wine), and noticed something somewhat
remarkable, at least to me. Many of his photographs exhibit the so-called
"Golden Mean", and those that don't exhibit the "Rule of Thirds". The latter
is not all that surprising to me, but the golden mean shows up often enough
that I am convinced that HCB was constantly aware of it and adjusting his
position to take advantage of it.

Was it the red wine? I suddenly wish my viewfinder had some diagonal lines
through it. And I may draw some diagonal lines on the LCD of my
Panasonic/Digilux I.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com