Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Piqu? depends on the lens Nettet? on the operator of the lens ;-) Chupito, et dodo! Amities de nous deux > Le 20 ao?t 2017 ? 18:40, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at > gmail.com> a ?crit : > > Merci Philippe, > > Pour moi nettet? et piqu? seraient ? la limite des conceptes similaires?. > > ?a va mon ami, je respose mais maintenat je vais descendre ? La Rambla et > prendre quelque photo. > > Amiti?s > Lluis > > > > >> El 20 ag 2017, a les 18:37, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> >> va escriure: >> >> Lluis, >> >> Sharpness as it is used in HCB?s quote in English is a very misleading >> translation of the French word nettet?. >> The original sentence is about ? nettet? ?, not about ? piqu? ? ? >> >> Traduttore, traditore >> https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traduttore,_traditore >> >> Repose toi bien. >> >> Amities >> Phuzzillogix 1er, roi du flou, du b?ret, et de la baguette >> >> >> >> >>> Le 20 ao?t 2017 ? 18:13, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at >>> gmail.com> a ?crit : >>> >>> Hi Ted, >>> >>> I always read your comments, I?e learned a lot, as always I find all of >>> them very interesting and clever and in my opinion this one is one of >>> the most interesting, no for your mention to me that I appreciate very >>> much, but for the question (s) it content. Can we consider the Art and >>> the Beauty with universal rules/Laws? No, of course, some years ago I?ve >>> read a very interesting book about the historical period of ?La >>> Encyclopedie? / ?La Illustraion? and how a lot of wise men has intended >>> stablish the standards and the reasons of the beauty, but fortunately >>> the Art has or shall has no rules, as you know, one of my favorite >>> sentences is from HCB ?Sharpnes is a bourgeois concept?. Longtime ago >>> I?ve visited an exhibiton of J.J. Henri Lartigue, really impressive to >>> see what he has do with the early technology. Maybe we the people we >>> think that photography reproduces the reality but as Susan Sontag says, >>> it shows our reality. Behind the great names of the past there many >>> others was ?eclipsed? by the great stars of the moment. >>> >>> At this moment your interrogative sign still need a response that maybe >>> don?t exist or there exist too many?. Diversity is our richness! >>> >>> Cheers! >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>>> El 20 ag 2017, a les 1:05, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> va escriure: >>>> >>>> W. Eugene Smith: ?I Didn?t write the Rules, Why should I Follow Them?? >>>> ================================= >>>> Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>>> Probably one of the smartest things Eugene Smith ever said or made us >>>> aware of! >>>> Yes another shooter may sometimes point out a "photo correction" we may >>>> have missed regarding one of our own photos. >>>> However? It is our own eyes, gut feelings, technical wisdom and several >>>> other items that guides each and every one of us in capturing a "beauty >>>> we love with great passion!" >>>> Oh of course we're not always right! Nobody has ever been that good! >>>> Including Eugene Smith and many of his era that today have some folks >>>> bowing before them as "THE GREATS OF THE GREATEST!" >>>> Oh they were good for their day and equipment, no question! BUT TODAY== >>>> 2017? >>>> You betcha! Right here amongst the LUG we have some extremely fine >>>> shooters I'd put up against those "old timers" under the conditions of >>>> today's society" compared to the '20's-'30s-'40'etc! >>>> The bottom line with these "wunderkin-shooter's of old" === SOCIETY OF >>>> TO DAY? would eat them alive?" Or punch their brains out! >>>> One lugger right here about to have a magnificent exhibition in >>>> Chicago, our very own "INVISABLE LLUIS!" of Barcelona! :-) >>>> If we could only bring Cartier Bresson and a couple of other "Hot Shot >>>> Shooters of the past?" back for Lluis exhibition it would be most >>>> interesting to hear their comments? :-) >>>> That's not going to happen, "unfortunately!" >>>> I still believe we have excellent photogs of all calibre's, in quality >>>> today in many situations far superior to those of the long gone past. >>>> For what all that's worth? Maybe nothing? So I shall return to my quite >>>> resting of a Saturday afternoon! Unfortunately! :-( >>>> cheers, >>>> Dr. Ted Grant O. C. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >>>> Behalf Of Lluis Ripoll >>>> Sent: August-19-17 2:12 PM >>>> To: Leica Users Group >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Henri Cartier-Bresson >>>> >>>> Gerry, >>>> >>>> W. Eugene Smith: ?I Didn?t write the Rules, Why should I Follow Them?? >>>> >>>> Cheers my friend! >>>> Lluis >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> El 19 ag 2017, a les 13:37, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> >>>>> va escriure: >>>>> >>>>> Always shoot the image and forget the rules. If it looks right then it >>>>> is right DESPITE the rules. >>>>> >>>>> Gerry >>>>> >>>>>> On 19 Aug 2017, at 11:13, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at >>>>>> gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you Jayanand, It is interesting, but it puts to me a question, >>>>>> which one is the priority? >>>>>> >>>>>> BE CREATIVE and put the rules >>>>>> >>>>>> or >>>>>> >>>>>> PUT THE RULES and try creativity >>>>>> >>>>>> Cartier-Bresson was basically instictive, but maybe one day someone >>>>>> will put these grids on the digital screens and it will be amazing >>>>>> see the people composing through it?. :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Lluis >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> El 18 ag 2017, a les 4:11, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at >>>>>>> gmail.com> va escriure: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For those interested: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.diyphotography.net/breaking-masterful-composition-henri-cartier-bressons-photos/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> Jayanand >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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