Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is why I get pissed off on the "Saint Ansel" thing. He just was not that kind a guy. Very fun. Self deprecating. Open minded. Generous. Non prepossessed. -- Mark William Rabiner mark at rabinergroup.com > From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:59:35 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] AA or Uncle Earl? > > I took a printing class with John Sexton, and remember him saying that > Ansel would keep famous prints that had some small defect. An > unsuspecting student would show up and ask for a critique - Ansel would > study the print and ask someone to bring him his Moonrise for > comparison. After a little more study he would announce that he would > never print again after seeing the student's work, and rip the Moonrise > to shreds. How great would that be? > > Ken Carney