He certainly was a technical genius. And much of what he discovered remains the foundation of BW photogrtaphic science. His work differs from that of most others in that it can't be judged from a print in a book. You have to see the silver prints. Then you can understand his artistry and why he holds such a high place in photographic history. Paul
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I've been reading over this book recently just to get a feel for how a > well-known photographer went about his work. Its a pretty good book, > although, a lot of the pictures have similarities, making some of the > narratives a little repetitive: Most of them were taken only a little ways > from his car. He used a yellow 15 filter on a large number of them. All of > them seem to have had a technical problem to overcome (too much contrast, or > this tone blends with that tone, or his favorite...this negative was very > difficult to print). > > One thing that I did notice that was strikingly different about a lot of his > photographs was that he didn't stick to just one film or just one developer. > Most of what I hear on forums and primers and the like seem to echo the > opposite of that. Find a film you like, stick with it, and do similarly with > processing until you feel confident to experiment. Ansel appears to do more > than experiment though. He presents each situation as if he knew the nuances > of exposing, developing, and printing with various films, developers, and > papers (even so much as mixing different developers together). > > To me, It is really quite astonishing. Ansel truly appears to be a technical > genius (say what you like about his photos being mere postcards, although i'd > like to not open that can of worms for this discussion). Am I more astonished > than I should be at this? Or am I just not knowledgeable enough to recognize > flowery representation of mediocrity? He did, afterall, write the book > himself. > > Brent Roberts > B'ham....Alabama....not England > - > 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 . - 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 .
