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> Days of recon, precise timing, sometimes significant physical exertion, and a healthy dollop of luck. How disappointing it must be to learn that so many of t
by igouy 9y ago
> Days of recon, precise timing, sometimes significant physical exertion, and a healthy dollop of luck.
How disappointing it must be to learn that so many of those widely admired Ansel Adams' photos were taken from the road side, standing on his car roof.
> "stealing"
Now you're just name-calling.
- alistairSH 9y agoI assume Adams still did some amount of recon. Driving around, sees something he likes, comes back when the lighting is better. Two of the pros I know shoot professional cycling. Lots of time on the back of a motorcycle to get action shots. But some of panoramic shots of the peloton are what takes more work/planning. And of course, my own personal biases come in as well. I strongly prefer photos that are on the "journalism" end of the spectrum vs pure art, if that makes any sense.
- igouy 9y agoBy all means "strongly prefer" and resist the temptation to insist those personal preferences are truths.
- maxxxxx 9y agoAdams was also an avid hiker and spent a lot of time in the mountains.
- igouy 9y agoWhat would be relevant, is if you could show something to suggest that Ansel Adams considered his best photographs to be those that had required the most "physical exertion": those that were "HARD to get". Meanwhile: "Looking at Ansel Adams: The Photographs and the Man" https://books.google.com/books?id=SsGMtgAACAAJ&dq=isbn:0316217808&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiss7zq-JbZAhWBLmMKHZ6OALgQ6AEIJzAA https://books.google.com/books?id=SsGMtgAACAAJ&dq=isbn:03162... http://anseladams.com/looking-at-ansel-adams-the-photographs-and-the-man/ http://anseladams.com/looking-at-ansel-adams-the-photographs...