Bob Walkden wrote: >I'm not a great fan of St. Ansel, although I understand his >significance in photo history, and in the US environmental movement. >So I might be considered one of the people who 'diss' him (what an >odd word). This is, I believe, at least partly a well-deserved corrective >to the semi-religious and thoughtless fawning of some of his fans,
Oh yes, it's hard to argue with the notion that some people over-worship Ansel. >and to the tradition he spawned, probably unwittingly, of treating >negative and print quality as important ends in themselves, rather >than as techniques that serve the subject matter. Adams himself said "There's nothing more useless than a sharp photo of a fuzzy concept". >There's nothing worse than a painting or photo labelled 'School of...'. He probably would have said that too if he'd thought of it. >Another joke somebody made at Ansel's expense: "Gee Ansel, aren't >there any people in New Mexico?". To which he replied "There are always two people in all of my pictures: The photographer and the viewer" BTW: Ever seen any of Clyde Butcher's work? He's been called "the Ansel Adams of the Everglades". Stunning stuff. -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
