Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/21

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Ansel Adams exhibt
From: lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin)
Date: Sun Dec 21 20:00:33 2008
References: <200812220342.mBM3gJsI050810@server1.waverley.reid.org>

On Dec 21, 2008, at 10:42 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:

>> Yes. It can get in the way of "soul."
>> Many find Ansel's work "cold"
>> I find his technical mastery
>> the "soul" of his work;
>> when seen in original print form.
>
>> Fond regards,
>> George
> =======================================
> I'm one of those people.  Adam's pictures leave ME
> cold.
>
>  Alan


For those in the Washington D.C. area there is an exhibit of more  
than 100 original Ansel Adams prints in the National Portrait  
Gallery. I tend to agree with Alan that, although technical  
masterpieces, there is an element of sterility about most of them. No  
soul.

Larry Z

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