I like Galen Rowell, Eliot Porter, and (less known) Bill Atkinson (the inventor of the old Mac application HyperCard).
On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 7:07 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I visited his former shop in Berkley, Ca., I believe, and was also awed > seeing his work in person. I was glad to hear it was going to continue after > his demise > > His 'Velvia aesthetics' were/are shared by many pro outdoor photogs, as I'm > sure you know, and I have no issues with them. > > Galen played a role in the development of split neutral density filters and > I remember buying several when I visited his shop. > > I'm not familiar with the book "My Tibet". > > Are you headed into the Alabama Hills? > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Your opinion on mr Rowell? > > > >> >> I just had an hour's visit to the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop. >> http://www.mountainlight.com >> >> To those of you unfamiliar with it, it's the official gallery of >> photographer Galen Rowell. Rowell has been one of my heroes for more than >> twenty years. More so than Ansel Adams, for example. It was great to have >> the opportunity to see some of his work printed large and hung on walls. >> >> It was also interesting to see so many of his shots hung together. He was >> very much a colour photographer, often accused of practicing "velvia >> aesthetics". While I usually fail to understand why that is a derogatory >> term, I did become a bit overwhelmed after perusing the fifth wall of >> prints. >> >> Then I stumbled upon one of his books "My Tibet", for which the Dalai Lama >> had provided the text. It had a bundle of those typical colour photos I know >> him for, including the iconic picture of the rainbow coming down on the >> Palace in Lhasa (P19 on this page: http://mountainlight.com/posters.html ). >> What dominated the book, however, were pictures of people. More subtly >> rendered, but with a lot of impact. >> >> Are some of you folks familiar with this book? What are your thoughts >> about it? >> >> I'd like to hear your opinions about Galen Rowell in general too, of >> course. >> >> Right now I'm wondering whether I'll be able to fit the book into my >> luggage for the return flight. That seems to be the only thing stopping me >> from buying it at the moment; along with a retrospective book that's fairly >> new. :-) >> >> Jostein > > > > -- > 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. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- 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.
