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RE: [OM] Galen Rowell and the moon

Subject: RE: [OM] Galen Rowell and the moon
From: "George M. Anderson" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 11:45:13 -0800
Cool. But what lens did he use? :>)

George

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> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Hudson
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 11:27 AM
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> Subject: [OM] Galen Rowell and the moon
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>
> Following discussion of Galen Rowell's image of the silhouette against the
> moon found under Landscapes at this address
>
> http://www.mountainlight.com/stockdept/stockportfolio.html
>
> I wrote to Mountain Light asking whether the image had been manipulated. I
> thought why not ask at the source.
>
> Here is the reply from Mr Justin Black, General Manager of Mountain Light
> Photography, and is being posted verbatim to the list with Mr Black's
> permission.  Mr Black asked me for the list's site URL so it is possible
> that he may correspond directly. Whether he does or not Mr Black is
> certainly a credit to Mountain Light considering the time and
> thought he put
> in responding to me, a stranger from afar.
>
>
>
> Dear John,
>
> Galen's long-established ethics are very clear on this point.  I can say
> unequivocally that Galen never changed the content of any of his images.
> While the digital photographic printing process we use gives us
> more control
> over quality and consistency, the subject matter in all of Galen's prints
> appears in exactly the same position and orientation as in the original
> slide.  Galen did, of course, make subjective decisions in making
> his prints
> (as photographers have always done in the darkroom) to make the best print
> possible.  For instance, he might slightly darken a stick protruding from
> the edge of the frame, in the same way that a darkroom printer would, in
> order to diminish the impact of minor distracting elements.  However, he
> never removed or repositioned content.
>
> What Galen did do in this case, was to ask his companion to scramble up to
> the notch to fully silhouette him against the moon.  It wasn't an
> entirely spontaneous moment, but it was captured with one in-camera
> exposure.  If you are ever able to visit our gallery in Bishop,
> California,
> I'd be happy to show you the original slide. The number of
> questions we get
> about digital manipulation are very
> interesting to me.  Ansel Adams' "Moonrise, Hernandez, NM," is widely
> considered to be among the great prints of the 20th Century (and
> rightly so)
> but by any standard, the tonal values and contrast of that print are far
> more manipulated using traditional darkroom techniques than any
> image Galen
> has ever printed digitally.  In both the digital and traditional
> darkrooms,
> the vision, ethics, and subjective choices of the photographer
> are the keys
> to making great art.  The digital medium is simply a tool to effectively
> carry out the artist's vision.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Justin Black
> General Manager
> Mountain Light Photography
> 106 South Main St.
> Bishop, CA 93514
> tel: (760)-873-7700
> fax: (760)-873-3233
> e-mail: jblack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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