Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ah, but I have an original print of this: http://tedgrantphoto.com/Pierre%20Trudeau%20sliding.htm signed by the master himself. And while I have not yet had the chance of shaking Ted's hand, I have hosted his grandson Kyle a couple of years ago and hope to meet Ted within the next year! If I am lucky I may meet Ansel too some day, but not just yet please ;-) Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Aug 1, 2010, at 7:31 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > My print you mean? It is this one from 1945, taken with an 8x10 view > camera. > It is printed to the negative size but is not a contact print. > > http://www.anseladams.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=5010125&Show=ExtInfo > > You can read the technical details from there if interested. I have a very > well printed book (Yosemite and the High Sierra) which contains this > photograph too but of course the print is very best thing to hold and > admire > > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 1 August 2010 15:20, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> Do you recall if it was late in his career when he was shooting with the >> Hasselblad or earlier with sheet film? >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> mark at rabinergroup.com >> >> >>> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 14:33:34 +1000 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] AA or Uncle Earl? >>> >>> Mine is a silver gelatin print from an original negative, printed by Alan >>> Ross. I don't claim any rarity or collectibility for that of course but >>> there is just one source and one skilled darkroom printmaker for these >>> and has been since 1975 after he worked as Ansel Adams' assistant. If it >> was >>> exceedingly rare or collectible then I simply couldn't justify spending >>> perhaps 8 or 10,000 dollars or more for a print. However it is from >> Ansel's >>> creation, has been meticulously made and is gorgeous to my eyes. My print >> is >>> professionally and archivally framed and hangs where I can look at it and >>> enjoy it every single say. I don't have anything from Yosemite that I >> shot >>> hanging within sight of it ;-) >>> >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >