Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffrey Hausner wrote: > > I'm sorry, in that case my original question still obtains, "Who cares and > why does it matter?" > > Buzz > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Khoffberg [SMTP:khoffberg@email.msn.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 11:13 AM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Ansel Adams, Yosemite NP, and Moonscapes > > > > I believe it goes something like this: > > > > Ansel, while legendary for his scrupulous notes on the actual images > > themselves, was notoriously sloppy about taking down information like when > > he actually took the picture. If you've read about Ansel, you know he > > tended to go back to places many times so confusion was inevitable. You snip > > > > Now you know. > > Kevin Hoffberg > > I think there is an issue as to who was he working for when he shot moonrise and other issues of Ansel's integrity which Kevin has insightfully clarified. When one of the god's in our pantheon, Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and for me and/or many: Avedon, Penn, Kodelka, Beaton, Bailey, Capa, Lartigue, Karsh, Cunningham, Brassai, Strand, Weegee, Westons', Smith, Gatewood. Poking holes in their Halos? You're bound to stir up some reticulation. Mark Rabiner