Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The fashion world not the art worlds. Which worlds are ok ric!?!? We sit at your feet and listen and learn. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography mark at rabinergroup.com > From: Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:29:11 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Earl's AA Shots..... > > it's interesting that uncle earl made at least some photos which experts > find > virtually indistinguishable from ansel adams' > > but, since uncle earl took them rather than ansel, they have almost no > value > > such is the world of art and art investment BS;^) > > ric > > > > > > > On Sep 2, 2010, at 5:30 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: > >> This is the location of the AA Trust with pointers to much of the info on >> these photographs..... >> >> Note..... as far as I could read, the Trust is not quite a neutral place >> to >> read up on both sides of the facts... they are pretty negative and the >> pointers all appear to be negative...... >> >> OTOH, they stand to lose the most if the negs were AA's. so maybe we can >> understand their bias..... >> >> http://www.anseladams.com/anseladamsinthenews_s/52.htm >> >> It is most interesting to note that we ( I ) have never seen one of the >> $7500 prints from the so called Uncle Earl negs.... so I have no idea of >> the >> prints are, in their own rights, of real quality..... >> >> Then again, I just went through a museum and saw what they thought was >> worthy of hanging up in front of me..... >> >> Maybe my standards are too high.....? >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at earthlink.net >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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