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Originally Posted by GKreindler
Ulidia, sometimes I like Burkes a lot, and other times, not so much. Sometimes I feel like his portraits can be a little bit too blown out for my taste, which usually hides a lot of vital information. Though, I guess it all depends on the image. I'd love to see what you came away with!
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I'm far from being a photographic expert but would find it hard to disagree with you on this. That said, I do think it's probably an image-by-image thing. I purchased around 20 of the negatives via Legendary Auctions and other sources, all of which contained HoFs. Some are better than others - I agree totally on that and many don't speak to me at all.
Interestingly, this poignant image of Babe Dalgren & Lou Gehrig which I assume was shot in July 1939 given Yankees were @ White Sox then, is my favourite. It's one of the negatives I picked up at Legendary. Whilst I don't think it necessarily lends itself to a good painting for a variety of reasons, I think it's a superb and evocative image:
