Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There was a presentation at the Bowers Museum last night. Chris Rainier was the speaker on his images of primitive cultures throughout the world. Chris was the "last" assistant to Ansel Adams. Most of the images were portraits taken on location. All were in B+W. Very much in the style of Ansel, there are very dramatic skies, strong graphical elements and wonderfully deep blacks with wide tonal ranges. He creates B+W prints then re-photographs them for slide shows. While Chris does not use Leica ( Hasselblad, Canon, and Diana), his images are hauntingly beautiful and fully worthy of viewing. He has 2 books published, both finely created. If you get a chance to view his work, it is a worthwhile experience. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net