Has anyone seen a book showing the progression?
I must not be very discerning. Before I could afford a camera, Ansel's
pictures amazed me. I've seen many of the books with his reproductions and
I've seen "his" prints in Yosemite many times (most or perhaps all of which
were printed by assistants). Although there are some I like much more than
others, there are very very few that I don't like. I don't remember that
dramatic of a difference between the good books and the actual prints. Also
his photograph exhibit up at the S.F. Museum of Art didn't make me feel the
prints in Yosemite were especially inferior. I only vaguely remember a few
comments at the S.F. exhibit regarding his progression. I'm very curious
about descriptions of the changes.
TIA,
-jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Winsor Crosby" <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 9:21 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Adams, was Analog Forever
>
> Adams changed his style as he matured. His early prints while very good
> was similar to prints of the era. And he made a lot of them. As he got
> older he achieved the vision that he became known for. Sometimes he
> redid some of his early prints and they are dramatically different.
> There was a traveling retrospective about two years ago and it showed
> that clearly. Many of his early prints looked not unlike the best
> photography of the previous century.
>
> His genius besides making some beautiful images, I think, is that he
> found photography in a particular state and pushed it forward so that
> everyone who is serious about it cannot ignore what he did. Well, at
> least until automatic everything.
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
> On Feb 6, 2005, at 3:23 AM, Andrew Gullen wrote:
>
>>
>> I've only seen one, but had the same reaction.
>>
>> I'd looked though books of reproductions, and thought they were very
>> nice,
>> but then saw "Moonrise, Hernandez" at the National Gallery. My jaw
>> dropped.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> on 2005/02/04 1:42 AM, Earl Dunbar at edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>> Interesting. Each time I've seen original Adams prints, I've been
>>> blown
>>> away.
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