On 3/14/2012 12:14, Mark Roberts wrote:
Matthew Hunt wrote:
On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Daniel J. Matyola
<[email protected]> wrote:
In a recent thread, many sharply criticized one of the most famous
images of AA. Is HCB such a god that he is beyond criticism?
I don't think that's really the issue here. Rather, I see two main points:
(1) The commenters are oblivious to the fact that it's a famous
photograph, showing a weakness in the commenters' understanding of the
history of the art form they're critiquing.
<snip>
(2) Most of the complaints were about the technical quality,
particularly sharpness. This illustrates a widespread belief,
especially in this sort of Internet forum, that perfect technical
quality is essential to a good photograph.
<snip>
Also:
(3) That's an awesome photograph!
Hi folks, I'm back from a brief hiatus in time to jump into this.
I go with (3). but I will say that the photo is poorly reproduced
for the web - .. having seen an exhibition print and having it in
a couple of books well printed the repro doesn't do it justice.
It has always been one of my favorite HCB's. The comments were
inane both on the side of those who liked the photo and those who didn't
- the sniping 'Ha ha i'm smarter than you" etc. Sad.
There is so much going on in the photo and it is the essence of
the "decisive moment" I'm guessing HCB was intrigued by the
staircase and the shadow play and as a photgraphic reference to
cubism and may have been involved in taing a shot just of _that_
when the opportunity came by. The bike is perfectly placed -
a tiny more blur perhaps would make it even nicer.
But it is, of course, the kind of photo that epitomised what
interested HCB and he surely would not have cared what anyone
else thought.
ann
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