I didn't say it was the equipment, its HOW you take the photograph and certain equipment wont allow you to take a snapshot, ANY photograph taken on a tripod is not a shapshot, you've got to be doing handheld for it to be a snapshot.
for example, with large format you could take a shapshot with a 4x5 speed graphic handheld but not with a tripod mounted, ground glass focussed 8x10 like Adams used. jco -----Original Message----- From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 10:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: What is snapshot? (Correct Answer) That is precisely the question - what is a snapshot? If there were an agreed definition we wouldn't be discussing it. In my opinion it has nothing to do with the equipment you use. -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24 July 2005 15:02 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: What is snapshot? (Correct Answer) > > None of Adams large format photographs are snapshots -they > werent hand held ! Snapshots are handheld captures.... > If you have to setup a large format camera on a tripod and > then set it up its about as far as possible from a snapshot > as you can get... > jco
