Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Did you see the last exhibit of Adam's work at MOMA during the late 1970s? This was a very interesting exhibit because it compared prints he had made in his early career to later versions he had recently printed. The recent versions had excellent sharpness and much higher contrast. I also think the later prints conveyed his feelings about the universe at the end of his own life. I believe John Sexton would tell you the same. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Ansel > You have to remember that we were inundated with AA prints here in the > Southland. > My bias tends to go for higher contrast and an easily defined zone of > sharpness, when it comes to the landscape and still life. Prints by AA > come out of another era, where a 'full-bodied tone', as they liked to say, > was acceptable because of the limitation of the optics, and the sensitized > materials. It's something we don't have to live with anymore. It's now a > choice, with a softar. And only if stylistically necessary. > I've seen samples of prints from the old LIFE lab, along side what the > neg. really looked like. It took some skill to squeeze out any kind of > print from them. About 30 years ago, I was able to talk to a few old > timers that were acquainted with the lab. The anecdotal stories were in > keeping with was said of the lab in books and articles. I once sat down > for an evening of conversation at the home of one of the photo editors > from LIFE in Santa Monica. Sometimes, it's just plainly obvious how > personalities, the period, with the equipment, can come together in a way > that can never be replicated again. It sure seemed like that with the LIFE > staff. > S. Dimitrov > > > On Mar 7, 2005, at 5:29 PM, Feli wrote: > >> Thanks. Any comments on the Adam's prints? What made the work of the LIFE >> guys the best in you opinion? >> What in you opinion makes print 'great'? >> >> >> feli >> >> >> >> On Mar 7, 2005, at 5:27 PM, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: >> >>> Too dark and out of focus, that pj hyper-focal thing they like so much. >>> The one's I've seen needed spotting, or maybe the spotting toner just >>> hasn't aged that well. What I've seen has been Schweitzer, the country >>> doctor, the nurse, the asylum, and Minamata. The printing always looked >>> like an after thought, as though he'd get back to them later to do it >>> right. >>> S. Dimitrov >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > Slobodan Dimitrov > Photography > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information ---------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 367 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now!