Hear! Hear! Lukasz -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of mike wilson Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 .
