And yes they were decisive moments. Even in C-B's photographs, a person need not be suspended mid way above a puddle to be decisive. It simply needs to the apex of the moment. Sometimes the moment is fast and sometimes it contemplatively subtle. Burnett's photographs in the article were that.
Again, they were published not because of his name but because of their quality. Consider the note he sent with the first ones. Anyone thinking ahead would have included such a note. Burnett was not thinking, "these will grab them." He just wanted them to see them. But, because of the expressive quality of the images, they grabbed them up.
Peace! Sidney
Gregory Fraser wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: Achal Pashine
Rev., <IMHO> He has captured 'great' moments but in those three pictures that I saw in Washington Times article, nothing was 'decisive' (by that term, I meant they were unlike Henri Cartier-Bresson's decisive moments).
The sample images left me far short of breathless but not being a photojournalist I decided to reserve comment. I also wondered about the statement that the camera's shallow DOF emphasized the speaker in one shot. I have never heard of the author of the article but I began to wonder how much he knew about photography.
Greg
