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 02/28/2005 02:08:39 PM · #101
Personally, I won't be looking at subject as much as style of photography and processing. Now, granted, some subjects might lend themselves better to such style - but I don't think we all need a mountain in our back yard to succeed in the challenge. The description did say the "style" of the photographer - not to reproduce his works. I think there is a difference.
 02/28/2005 02:10:51 PM · #102
Ansel is nothing compared to the folks here :-)
02/28/2005 02:22:41 PM · #103
Originally posted by pitsaman:
Ansel is nothing compared to the folks here :-)


That's what we're getting at! LOL
 02/28/2005 02:23:51 PM · #104
Thank god I just moved to yellowstone park and have nothing but time on my hands!
 02/28/2005 02:32:33 PM · #105
Originally posted by blindjustice:
Thank god I just moved to yellowstone park and have nothing but time on my hands!


You mean Yellowstone Volcano ?

National Geographic

Message edited by author 2005-02-28 14:33:50.
 02/28/2005 02:33:16 PM · #106
Originally posted by nsbca7:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:

Adam's work remains very popular in the US, but he is not nearly as well known, or as popular, overseas.


I do believe you are mistaken.

[/i]Natural Causes: Ansel Adams & American Landscape Photography

7 March – 21 June 1998 National Gallery of Australia

[i]Ansel Adams (1902–1984) is one of the most celebrated and influential 20th century landscape photographers. The exhibition title reflects the place of Adams's work in a tradition of brilliant American photographers of the sublime natural landscape and Adams's role as an ardent conservationist.

In 1981 the National Gallery of Australia was one of a select group of world museums which were successful in their applications to purchase Adams's `Museum set' of 75 images spanning his career from 1927 to the 1970s . The selection and production of this portfolio occupied the last decade of Adams's life.

The Museum set has formed the basis of two previous National Gallery exhibitions. The 1998 exhibition includes over 30 images
by Ansel Adams from over 100 works in the Gallery's collection. The exhibition is being mounted in association with New Worlds from Old: 19th Century Australian & American Landscapes. A small selection of works by other 19th and 20th century American landscape photographers in the National Gallery's collection will also be included in the current Adams exhibition.

I could come up with over a hundred other international links to the works of Adams beyond the US borders, but I have to drive to Mobile. Later.


I think I have you confused. I don't think for a minute that his work is somehow relegated to the dustbin outside the US. Clearly, his work is highly regarded outside the US. But, just because his work is exhibited in and owned by museums and others outside the US does not mean his name has the same level of recognition to the man in the street that it does here in the US.



Message edited by author 2005-02-28 14:34:51.
 02/28/2005 02:36:09 PM · #107
I've always liked much of his work and respect what he was able to achieve in the darkroom, but from what I have read and come to understand, it wasn't just his genious that got him so famous, as others have pointed out.

Becoming famous and popular often has little to do with pure talent, though I'm not suggesting he didn't have it in spades. Adams didn't really become popular until the 1970's, when the theme of his work also came into fashion. You had the whole "return to the earth" movement going on. John Denver records were spinning on everyone's turntable, people were throwing backpacks on their shoulders and heading out for some exercise in the mountains, and many of the environmental movements began. What better artist for that whole movement to embrace than Ansel Adams and his grand photos of Yosemite, etc??

02/28/2005 02:43:43 PM · #108
I never heard of Ansel Adams untill now. I saw some of his work on Inet and was impressed. His stuff was selling for as high as $50,000. I wonder if he ever got to experience digital cameras??
 02/28/2005 02:46:00 PM · #109
Originally posted by colda:
I like Ansel, in fact I like all of the Adams family ;)


My fave is Uncle Fester.
 02/28/2005 02:51:42 PM · #110
This is a great oppertunity for many folks here to take advantage of DPC to the fullest.

Amoung the things that Adams is best known for is the Zone System of exposure. This system is in many ways the foundation for EVERYTHING we do today. Without a good understanding of exposure, your shot will be doggy poo.

Look at this as a chance to work on understanding some of the more technical elements of photography. Do a little reading on the Zone System. Zone System

More than that, take the time to learn a bit about this photographer. You may find him far more interesting than you expect.

Clara

02/28/2005 02:54:53 PM · #111
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by colda:
I like Ansel, in fact I like all of the Adams family ;)


My fave is Uncle Fester.

Yes, but if you're going to try and get a date with Wednesday, you should know that her name is spelled Addams. Not a family you want to get on the "wrong side" of ...
 02/28/2005 02:56:21 PM · #112
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by colda:
I like Ansel, in fact I like all of the Adams family ;)


My fave is Uncle Fester.

Yes, but if you're going to try and get a date with Wednesday, you should know that her name is spelled Addams. Not a family you want to get on the "wrong side" of ...


Yeah, Wednesday's a little hottie too.
02/28/2005 02:58:23 PM · #113
Originally posted by RulerZigzag:
I never heard of Ansel Adams untill now. I saw some of his work on Inet and was impressed. His stuff was selling for as high as $50,000. I wonder if he ever got to experience digital cameras??


Ansel died before digital photography as we know it was born. It is true that his "celebrity photographer" status was largely an offshoot of the fact that he was intimately tied in with the Sierra Club and the various "save the earth" movements. But they adopted him, as it were, because he was the best at what he did, and besides that he was articulate and charismatic. But it's worth noting that he was doing what he did for what amounts to a lifetime before he acquired his fame. The man earned his chops through integrity of vision and his obvious passion for the earth and its beauty.

Robt.
 02/28/2005 03:08:28 PM · #114
Originally posted by blemt:
Without a good understanding of exposure, your shot will be doggy poo.
Clara


Thanks Clara. Now I know why my shots score so poorly on dpc. :-)

I'm going out to play in the snow.
02/28/2005 03:09:55 PM · #115
Originally posted by lentil:

what else did he do? i will look him up in google in a minute. Just wouldnt mind your intake on him


Go to the local library, they should have plenty books on Adams' work.
I think you'll find mostly landscapes, still life, portraits.
 02/28/2005 03:17:27 PM · #116
Mostly landscapes, city and urban scapes, and architectural details. A grab-bag of other stuff thrown in. Did a great series on the Japanese Internment Camps during WWII.

Robt.
 02/28/2005 03:34:58 PM · #117
would this do for ansel adams ch?



02/28/2005 03:45:17 PM · #118
This has much of the feel of an Adams image, technically, yes. He'd never have allowed the highlights on the car bumper and the floor to blow out quite that far though. There's also no absolute black showing anywhere, which one woudl expect. That's the hadest aprt: to have deep, rich dark tones with almost-black details separating from pure black shadows.

Robt.


02/28/2005 04:31:49 PM · #119
Is shooting an Urban Landscape or a non-natural shot considered out of the box? What Is the theme of the challenge, the style, or imitating his compositions?
 02/28/2005 04:37:47 PM · #120
I think the proper anti- metaphor is "shit floats"

Originally posted by Artan:
Originally posted by nsbca7:
Cream has a tendency to rise to the top.....


As pointed out one of my teacher, when I volunteered the above comment.
....... Unfortunately so does the scum .....

[Foot note - Not that I̢۪m suggesting for one minute that Adams is the latter]


I think the proper anti- metaphor is "shit floats"

not in Ansel's case. I mean- I think photographers in general think that their work is more meaningful and important than say... impressionist painting, and so a gritty realistic looking portrait of homeless guy missing a leg is better than a landscape. But art that has intrisic beauty is alright in my book.

So forget all the player- haters. Ansel adams had the time to wait there until God told him to click the shutter. And he did so sucessfully. Imagine if he wanted to take pictures of paris or bum's faces exclusively?


Message edited by author 2005-02-28 16:46:06.
 02/28/2005 04:50:55 PM · #121
Ruler,

I'd interpret the challenge as one of pure B/W, full-range, lusciously-rendered tonalities, which is Adams' style. He, too, did urban work, though not usually of the gritty sort. However, I'd expect the voters to lean heavily towards the "natural" landscape, not the urban one.

Robt.
 02/28/2005 05:04:36 PM · #122
Originally posted by mycelium:
Landscape photographers celebrate!
I'm going to guess that e301 will be adding another to his list of ribbons for this challenge ~_~




Would this do? :-) Unfortunately, taken yesterday afternoon ...

e
 02/28/2005 05:08:50 PM · #123
That would do very nicely, you turkey...

Robt.
 02/28/2005 05:21:47 PM · #124
Originally posted by e301:
Originally posted by mycelium:
Landscape photographers celebrate!
I'm going to guess that e301 will be adding another to his list of ribbons for this challenge ~_~




Would this do? :-) Unfortunately, taken yesterday afternoon ...

e



lol : )
 02/28/2005 05:26:37 PM · #125
Well, I'm off ot learn about the Zone System, and then to pray for useful weather on Friday, which is the only day I have for shooting this week.

e
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