Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ernie, I agree with your assessment, though maybe drivel is a better fit for much of Admas' work. My admiration for his pictures as a 12 year old with a Yashica TLR around my neck is as embarassing now as my collection of Carpenters albums from the same period. P - --- Ernest Nitka wrote: i initially got > interested in him > because of a few good photos taken in and around the > area that i lived > in as a child. After that everything else I've seen > of his appears to > be crap. " thats just my opinion I could be wrong" > - anyone else wish > to take the bait? > > ernie nitka > > On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 10:13 PM, Tim > Atherton wrote: > > >> I saw an original print of "Moonrise" at the AA > Gallery in Curry > >> Village in > > > > Moonrise is probably his most successful and least > typical "Adams" like > > shot - it was basically a "grab" shot (as much as > you can with LF) > > and, as I > > recall, a difficult negative (not at all > "pre-visualised"). > > Interesting that > > it should be one of his best pictures. > > > > Maybe he should have loosened up a bit and dumped > all the > > pre-visualisation > > and zone stuff and let it all hang out.... > > > > tim > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > http://www.ernienitka.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html