Eric said: "I take it the subject is the beauty of the land, Dan."
The subtitle of the book is "America’s beauty in photographs." It's clear he sees that beauty best when devoid of humans, or nearly so. I am neither agreeing with that premise nor criticizing it; jut noting that it tis his apparent point of the view. I don't know what it means to "Have respect for the landscape." I enjoy landscapes of all kinds, but whether I respect them in the morning is a separate issue. As to Spenser's images, they are interesting and unusual. He seems to love fog and mist -- and vignetting, and yellow tints. He won't make people forget Ansel Adams, but has a unique viewpoint. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Aug 19, 2017, at 2:14 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I see only one person -- a girl -- in all those images. Apparently, > > America is more beautiful without Americans. > > I take it the subject is the beauty of the land, Dan. What's your reaction > to the mages? > > In a week or so I'll be taking off for a camping trip the full length of > the Blue Ridge Parkway. I'll be taking my camera(s). I imagine there'll be > lots of photographs. I imagine the subject will be the landscape, allowing > for elements of human intervention. I don't know if there will be any > people. > > My own NSH take is that America would be not just a more beautiful place > but a better place if we paid more attention to/had more respect for the > landscape. > > I have always admired Frank Lloyd Wright. On visit to Fallingwater this > summer <https://flickr.com/photos/46569265@N07/sets/72157686190783905> I > learned about his principle of "organic design": Fit the design to the > landscape, not the landscape to the design. We have nearly wrecked the > American landscape with design that has no respect for it. > > Forgive me for going OT. > > Eric Weir > -- > 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. > -- 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.
