I recently picked up a couple of used books on Ansel Adams ("The
Portfolios of Ansel Adams" and "Ansel Adams, Letters and Images
1916-1984") and I find a couple of things interesting regarding
"Moonrise" (which I'll call it for short).1) Although the image was taken in late 1941 and clearly exhibited in a museum in 1942, no one seems to mention what museum or exhibit it was in (or the dates). At least that I have found. 2) Ansel makes a print of "Moonrise" and gives it as a gift to the Newhalls at the holidays, 1948. In a letter to them in Jan. 1, 1949 Ansel says this: "Do you like the Moonrise print? I think that for the first time I got some feeling of tonal space. Previous prints have been too bleak and cold." While many people call it not only Ansel's finest, but perhaps the finest photograph ever made, I don't think it would make the Top Ten of those that I would choose, if I could pick one Ansel Adams print for myself. Of course, I've never seen it Live and In Person. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
