Re: OT: The Lost New Jersey Photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson

2023-02-19 Thread John Sessoms
Cool. I wonder if Frank Theriault will see it? I hope he does. IIRC he really liked Cartier-Bresson. On 2/19/2023 5:11 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/13/the-lost-new-jersey-photographs-of-henri-cartier-bresson Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM

OT: The Lost New Jersey Photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson

2023-02-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/13/the-lost-new-jersey-photographs-of-henri-cartier-bresson Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pd

OT: N Y Times Article and Slide Show on Henri Cartier-Bresson

2010-04-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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Re: OT: N Y Times Article and Slide Show on Henri Cartier-Bresson

2010-04-30 Thread CheekyGeek
Thank you for the link Daniel. One of the images in the slideshow struck me: http://www.pixelsmithy.com/img/waistLevel.png I've named the file that because, looking at the people's expressions, it occurs to me that these people would not have these expressions if the camera was at eyelevel and

Re: OT: N Y Times Article and Slide Show on Henri Cartier-Bresson

2010-04-30 Thread eckinator
2010/4/30 CheekyGeek cheekyg...@gmail.com: One of the images in the slideshow struck me: http://www.pixelsmithy.com/img/waistLevel.png Neat. The lady somewhat reminds me of Christopher Walken though... Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: OT: N Y Times Article and Slide Show on Henri Cartier-Bresson

2010-04-30 Thread Bob W
One of the images in the slideshow struck me: http://www.pixelsmithy.com/img/waistLevel.png I've named the file that because, looking at the people's expressions, it occurs to me that these people would not have these expressions if the camera was at eyelevel and the photographer looking

Re: OT: N Y Times Article and Slide Show on Henri Cartier-Bresson

2010-04-30 Thread CheekyGeek
Thanks for that, Bob! Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera. ~ Dorothea Lange 98% of all cameras and lenses are sharper than 99% of all photographers.

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-24 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Why, the Pentax of course! :) Collin ** From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Which Ms are better? Pentax M lenses or Leica M lenses? Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Perhaps. But are the lenses really that good? I'll bet the M's are better!

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-24 Thread Paul Jones
: 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

RE: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-24 Thread ukasz Kacperczyk
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

Bring back the SMC Takumar 50/1.4 (was: Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson)

2002-04-24 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Rob Studdert wrote: The Leica R glass performs admirably but no better than the good Pentax glass from my experience. Several list members have remarked that the final one or two 50/1.4 Takumars were arguably the sharpest/best normal nonmacro lens ever made. Why didn't Pentax stick with

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-24 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Apr 2002 at 5:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 24/04/02 05:33:44 GMT Daylight Time, Rob writes: All their R glass is over sized and overweight IMHO. The Leica R glass performs admirably but no better than the good Pentax glass from my experience. I have a

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-24 Thread Ann Sanfedele
mike wilson wrote: Hi, 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 imagine I knew that at one time :) Note: I am _not_ belittling HCB's skill as a photographer - I _am_ somewhat

Re[2]: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-24 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, I think those shots, all from the early 1950s, were made with a pre-production, experimental Leica M3. It has long been Leica's habit to have Magnum photographers test them, and recently Klaus Bjorn Larsen tested the M7 for them. Some of Elliott Erwitt's contacts from the time show the same

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread Cotty
Why would Henri Cartier-Bresson make a lousy farmer? Cos he hated crops. D'oh. I can't belive I wrote that. ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread Steve Larson
But he was Out standing in his field. Sorry, lousy farmer joke. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 6:18 AM Subject: Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson Why would Henri Cartier

RE: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread Alan Abbott
Well up till now I was only interested in landscapes (J.Cornish/A.Adams). Alan Just bought HC-B 'Masters of Photography' book. I never thought much of HC-B's work until now. My gosh, what had you seen before? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A propos de Paris Alan Abbott wrote: Just bought HC-B 'Masters of Photography' book. I never thought much of HC-B's work until now. I am impressed. Does anyone know of any other good examples of his work? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
You might be surprised by the number of Leica users here. Lukasz Kacperczyk wrote: I ... recently made a mistake of looking through a Leica viewfinder and firing the shutter. Well - at first I wasn't even sure whether it actually fired (sooo quiet and vibration free). Enough already - it's

RE: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread Alan Abbott
Neither can we! Alan -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 2:19 PM To: Pentax List Subject: Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson Why would Henri Cartier-Bresson make a lousy farmer? Cos he hated crops. D'oh. I can't belive

Re[2]: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, this question came up a few weeks ago and I sent a list of books with some of my own thoughts about them. I no longer have the post, so I'd be grateful if anybody who's saved it could repost it. ALso, isn't the decisive moment at the heart of good photojournalism? People have read too

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread T Rittenhouse
PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 11:54 AM Subject: Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson Shel Belinkoff wrote: You might be surprised by the number of Leica users here. Leica user? Judging strictly from the Leica discussion lists, I was under the impression that that was an oxymoron. [EMAIL

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread frank theriault
...Or, the number of folks who ~wish~ they had a Leica, Shel! I think drooling over Leicas is fair game, even on a Pentax mail list. At least it's a camera that has no equivalent in the Pentax line. A completely different animal... regards, frank Shel Belinkoff wrote: You might be

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Perhaps. But are the lenses really that good? I'll bet the M's are better! Collin At 07:56 PM 4/23/02 -0400, you wrote: Subject: Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson ...Or, the number of folks who ~wish~ they had a Leica, Shel! I think drooling over Leicas is fair game, even on a Pentax mail list

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Apr 2002 at 20:37, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Perhaps. But are the lenses really that good? I'll bet the M's are better! Hi Collin, Having owned Leica R gear and owning Leica M and Pentax SLR equipment I wouldn't hesitate to say that I think that the Pentax 35mm SLRs complement the

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread b_rubenstein
He drove me nuts in the Adams documentary with his pedantic, pontification. I did like the quote of HCB, regarding Adams and Weston, The world is going to hell, and they're taking pictures of rocks and trees. From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annsan sez I think Szarkowski loves his own

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Which Ms are better? Pentax M lenses or Leica M lenses? Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Perhaps. But are the lenses really that good? I'll bet the M's are better! -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Henri Cartier-Bresson

2002-04-23 Thread ERNReed
In a message dated 4/23/2002 10:28:12 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Which Ms are better? Pentax M lenses or Leica M lenses? For me, the Pentax ... I don't have a camera that takes the Leica ones. ;-) ERNR My photographs hang on the virtual walls at

Re: Charlie Rose and Henri Cartier-Bresson

2001-01-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Mike Johnston wrote: I must confess that I stayed up TWO HOURS past my usual beddy-bye time last night to watch the putative "interview" performed by Charlie Rose with Henri Cartier-Bresson, and I'm pissed as a wet cat. I was, as you put it, likewise "pissed.." beca

RE: Charlie Rose and Henri Cartier-Bresson

2001-01-11 Thread John . Cohen
- From: Mike Johnston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 11 January, 2001 06:46 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Charlie Rose and Henri Cartier-Bresson I must confess that I stayed up TWO HOURS past my usual beddy-bye time last night to watch the putative "interview" performed by Ch

Re: Charlie Rose and Henri Cartier-Bresson

2001-01-11 Thread Michel Adam
: Thursday, January 11, 2001 09:45 Subject: Re: Charlie Rose and Henri Cartier-Bresson Mike Johnston wrote: I must confess that I stayed up TWO HOURS past my usual beddy-bye time last night to watch the putative "interview" performed by Charlie Rose with Henri Cartier-Bre

Re: Charlie Rose and Henri Cartier-Bresson

2001-01-11 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Mike Johnston wrote: I must confess that I stayed up TWO HOURS past my usual beddy-bye time last [...] great review [...] about it before gazing soulfully at the camera and truncating the non-interview with a "see you next time." NOT. Cartier-Bresson is well-known for giving

Re: Charlie Rose and Henri Cartier-Bresson

2001-01-11 Thread Shel Belinkoff
dick graham wrote: Charlie Rose is one of America's most respected interviewers, with good reason. I like Charlie Rose, and I like the work he usually does. Last night's show was an example of the show was just about the bottom of the barrel. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Charlie Rose and Henri Cartier-Bresson

2001-01-11 Thread Joseph McAllister
Shel Belinkoff wrote: dick graham wrote: Charlie Rose is one of America's most respected interviewers, with good reason. I like Charlie Rose, and I like the work he usually does. Last night's show was an example of the show was just about the bottom of the barrel. I enjoy Charlie

Re: Charlie Rose and Henri Cartier-Bresson

2001-01-11 Thread William Robb
And I thught I was gonna miss the 37th Frame. Mike, Bless you. Bill - Original Message - From: "Mike Johnston" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 7:46 AM Subject: Charlie Rose and Henri Cartier-Bresson I must confess that I stayed up TWO