In "Cartier-Bresson's France", the author François Nourissier states, "The unmistakable trademark of a photograph of Cartier-Bresson combines purity of subject, the instant caught in flight, ephemeral truth made lasting."
Last week I had the pleasure of viewing "Henri Cartier-Bresson - The Impassioned Eye" on the Ovation Network. I found the presentation so inspiring that I looked for a DVD online and found I could download it from EZTakes.com.
It was raining when I arrived to take pictures of the officers of the local kennel club. The gentleman at the door was telling us that dogs were not allowed in the building. Monte, the golden, was there to have some obedience shots taken.
I hope this represents the kind of decisive moment that Cartier-Bresson tried to capture.
(Afterthought: He worked mostly in black and white with a 50mm lens on a Leica. He did not do his own processing. About those purists who think digital isn't real photography, I wonder what they would have to say about the lady I saw in the presentation using a paintbrush to retouch a print of Cartier-Bresson's.)