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Re: [OM] Galen Rowell and the moon

Subject: Re: [OM] Galen Rowell and the moon
From: "John Hudson" <13874@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 15:48:43 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: "George M. Anderson" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, 20 January, 2003 03:45 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] Galen Rowell and the moon


> Cool. But what lens did he use? :>)
>
> George

Justin Black just emailed me. This is what he wrote:

Dear John,

Thanks.  By the way, you can let everyone on the list know that the image
was made with a 400mm lens + 1.4 converter.

Best regards,

Justin Black
General Manager
Mountain Light Photography








>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Hudson
> > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 11:27 AM
> > To: LIST - Olympus
> > Subject: [OM] Galen Rowell and the moon
> >
> >
> > 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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