It is a common, but unattractive, characteristic of lesser persons to prove their "sophistication" by belittling the work of great artists. Most of those who slight Adams are only familiar with his western landscapes and have never seen his portraits, product photography, still life shots, Photos of patterns in nature. It's their loss, not AA's.
> Mark Roberts wrote: > > I don't know if it was discussed here, but I've noticed that it's become > > very fashionable in some circles to diss Ansel Adams. The preferred technique, > > for those who are interested, is, upon mention of his name, to sniff and > > say "Yes, he was a fine *printmaker*, I suppose", so as to downplay his > > artistic ability whilst maintaining a level of credibility by not dismissing > > him totally. -- Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Stanley, Powers & Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://danmatyola.com Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399 - 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 .
