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Subject: [Leica] Leica History Question
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Mon Sep 4 13:46:29 2006
References: <c53.19b343b.322db581@aol.com> <BC776067-506D-4645-8E60-323B01818677@pandora.be> <44FC7595.2010400@adrenaline.com>

IMO it's more about, in retrospective perspective, the fact that he  
investigated other uses of colour than the at that day ruling habits.

Philippe


Op 4-sep-06, om 20:51 heeft Scott McLoughlin het volgende geschreven:

> I have to admit that I don't "get" his work. A few selected
> images, perhaps.
>
> Someday I'll get it.
>
> I recall an interesting comment in some essay or commentary on his
> work. To paraphrase, the writer said to take a camera and go and try
> to reproduce Eggleston's compositions. This exercise would supposedly
> shed some light on what Eggleston was doing. FWIW.
>
> Scott
>
> Philippe Orlent wrote:
>
>> Well, he did change some things...
>>
>>
>> Op 4-sep-06, om 18:59 heeft Thinkofcole@aol.com het volgende  
>> geschreven:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Fyi: father of color photography?...
>>>
>>> _http://www.egglestontrust.com/bio.html_
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