Right on! 560mm.
BTW, I love the image.
George
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Hudson
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 11:49 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Galen Rowell and the moon
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> ----- 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
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>
> > 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
>
>
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> >
> > > -----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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