tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post2756373946782865552..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: SFMOMA's The Art of Looking 2: Henri Cartier-BressonCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-11766711082650692592010-10-30T06:13:09.466-07:002010-10-30T06:13:09.466-07:00Hey, mike, no problem. I was commenting while tip...Hey, mike, no problem. I was commenting while tipsy, so it's best that it gets removed.<br /><br />But even sober, GO GIANTS!Matthew Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769958949302039878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-84012155549507817632010-10-29T23:15:09.429-07:002010-10-29T23:15:09.429-07:00Dear Matty and Axel: Your comments don't make ...Dear Matty and Axel: Your comments don't make sense any more with the revised posts, but thanks anyway.<br /><br />Dear Ron: Thanks for the HCB "just as" anecdote, and thanks for the kind words.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-92124156539249970182010-10-29T17:06:16.252-07:002010-10-29T17:06:16.252-07:00Great blog, Mike. Much appreciated. So glad you me...Great blog, Mike. Much appreciated. So glad you mentioned Sebastiao Salgado who is one my personal favorites along with W. Eugene Smith and, of course, HCB. I would like add one bit of information to the HCB story, if I may. When Cartier-Bresson died I read an obit that said very early in his career his father asked him "when are you going to quit being just a photographer?" HCB said he spent the rest of his life trying to get rid of that "just a" part of his profession. Thank God he followed his calling.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937203384607209681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-22513023932095319232010-10-29T10:27:05.904-07:002010-10-29T10:27:05.904-07:00Dear Axel: There are examples of both kinds of pri...Dear Axel: There are examples of both kinds of prints -- matted, and others with the negative showing around the edges to prove there was no cropping.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-37467201705912724382010-10-29T09:37:11.303-07:002010-10-29T09:37:11.303-07:00I can't wait to see this exhibit. Cartier-Bres...I can't wait to see this exhibit. Cartier-Bresson is certainly my god of photography (with Salgado as a close second). I love how he captures fleeting moments of joy as powerfully as he documents important moments of world history. Interesting about the "archival" prints. Since they are from his collection, they are probably deemed more "authentic" than newer, larger prints. The way the photos are matted, it looks like the edges of the prints are hidden. I had thought that Cartier-Bresson liked to print the edges of the negatives so that we could see there was no cropping.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.com