Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't think Robert Adams pphotographs are beautiful, but they are ineresting and often reflect a landscape that is torn, scarred or misshapen. I have never seen any of his prints in person, which I'd like to do "before ruling him out". I can see how he's easy to have doubts about. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Nitka" <enitka@twcny.rr.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica spotted in Magazine Now bashing Adams Photographers > tim - you're correct about Moonrise - it is the most financially > successful print of AA. It was a grab shot with literally a minute or > two to spare. The story goes that AA had only one plate left to shoot > with, didn't have his light meter handy and based on his knowledge of > all things Zone knew how to expose for the moon and hence the exposure > was made - it is also true that the negative requires all that the > darkroom person has to give in order to get the print that we know as > moonrise - sort of negating the concept that his exposure was dead on. > > while we are on the OT topic of bashing photogs named adams ( could be > a new web site but who has the time!) anyone have an opinion about > robert Adams the landscape photog - 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html