Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doesn't he remind you a little of Richard Misrach, especially Desert Cantos? - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Nitka" <enitka@twcny.rr.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Robert Adams > Stu - my mistake was that i saw a few photos of Colorado where I grew > and became interested - I ordered a few of his books and when they > arrived I was so underimpressed that I felt like a dope. He apparently > has quite a following but it's beyond me to understand why - it appears > to be random shooting not unlike the worst we've seen in street > photography. Again to each his own. > > ernie > > PS I'm hoping to get away to colorado in april to see if there's any > chance I can do better :) > On Saturday, December 7, 2002, at 09:41 AM, Stuart Phillips wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > 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