Hi, When i saw his exhibition from memory all the shots i saw had the sprocket holes on the end of frame actualy on the print. Not saying all his shots were like this, just the ones i saw.
Regards, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 5:40 PM Subject: Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson > Hi, > > Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > I think that is the essence of excellent photojournalism, actually. > > The photo of Bresson's that leaps into my mind first as being all those > > things is the one where a man is is leaping above a flooded street and > > one foot is every so slightly above the water... that is a gross oversimplification > > of what is happening, but one millisecond sooner or later and it would > > not be such a stunning picture. > > For information: an article in (UK) Amateur Photographer some > years ago showed that this was a crop, as were some of his other > works. I don't have any problem with that but it does somewhat > explode the myth about HCB's skill in fitting all the parameters > he (wanted/believed in) into the complete negative. > > Note: I am _not_ belittling HCB's skill as a photographer - I > _am_ somewhat sceptical about the promotional circus that has > evolved around his work. > > mike > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
