David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Dec 17, 2005, at 5:05 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > >> What I like to remember is that moon over Hernadez >> New Mexico was essentially a grab shot :) > >I never liked that photo... until I saw one of AA's real prints of >it. It is incredible.
I always liked the shot but *really* appreciated it when I saw a print at the George Eastman house. Especially when I learned that, as Ann says, it was essentially a grab shot. I had always imagined him meticulously planning the shot, working out the exact location and when the moon would be in the right phase at the right time, metering extensively using the zone system, etc. Nope. He was just driving by with his son when he saw the scene (and almost crashed the car when he did). He jumped out, set up his camera, found out the batteries in his light meter were dead, guesstimated the exposure and got one shot. Any photographer of any skill/experience level can relate to this kind of experience :) I think it also sends a message to some Ansel devotees who won't shoot their kid's birthday party without spot metering and calculating all the zones... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
