Peter A. Klein wrote:
>
> >Your exposure/development method will work, but the zone system is much
> >more precise and predictable. I wish I had been able to take a workshop
> >with Adams. I have done workshops with a couple of his better known
> >students, and these guys are phenomenal photographers in their own
> >right. Their respect for Adams and his methods is oft repeated.
>
> I remember a column in one of the photography magazines in the early 70s.
> The writer dreamt that he was visited by the spirit of Ansel Adams, Zone
> System Manual in hand, who knelt down and whispered in his ear, "Bracket."
>
> ----
Peter;
LOL, very good! But, it WAS just a dream!
BTW, I meant to fill in the blank in Charles' original msg, it was
Moonrise over ....
Hernandez. New Mexico. In fact, the story of how he made that negative
is interesting in light of this discussion. Briefly, it was almost
sunset when he found the scene, so he had little time. He 'quickly' set
up his 8x10 and loaded a sheet film holder. Then couldn't find his
light meter. Since the light was almost gone, he exposed relying on his
memory of the proper exposure for a full moon (which happens to be
basically sunny f/16, altho he put it in terms of lumens). Then he
turned the sheet film holder around to expose the 2nd sheet, but the
light was gone. I don't know if he was going to bracket that 2nd sheet.
<g> His results show what is possible in by making only one exposure if
you know what you're doing.
George
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