"Give me a sunset any day. It doesn't pretend anything". Pål Well stated....
Kenneth Waller -----Original Message----- >From: Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: So What's So Great About HCB? >Shel wrote: >As opposed to assholes with macros taking closeups of bugs and flowers with >(D)SLR's that only show a portion of the frame? >REPLY: >Thse assholes are at least not pretentious assholes claiming they make a statement >socially, or about the >meaning of life and the fate of the universe with their >contentsless and boring images. >Don't get me wrong, HCB was a fantastic photographer but his followers into the >"street photography" thing has >created the most clichè-filled body garbage in >photography. Shooting someone poor and you suddenly made a >social statement. Give me >a break! Even dirty porn pictures makes more relevant statements. >Give me a sunset any day. It doesn't pretend anything. >Pål ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com