William Robb wrote: > Not liking Ansel Adams certainly strains a friendship, but I'll grant > you are still a more or less worthwhile human being until you say > something to redeem yourself. > The monochrome needs to be cropped to more or less square, and then it > works. > > ,mark. > One cannot try to see the same way with B&W as one does with colour and > expect to get good black and white. > </mark> > > -- > > William Robb >
LOL. I like you, is that redeeming enough? :-) I like Ansel Adams, I'm just not in love with his *body* of work as many seem to be. I was listening to a children' poetry story on the way to work. The poetry was entertaining and quite simple really. It made me think 'I could have written that'. That led me to think back to this discussion and think that many of the acknowledged 'great' artists achieved that stature because they happened to be noticed, have the the right connections, or they were at the right spot in the timeline to receive recognition. I would venture to say there's many many unknown photographers that made, and are making, Adams-like prints (not even in imitation of) that I'd like as much or better than Adams, and they likely only receive(d) the acclamation of friends, family, or simply the self-satisfaction of enjoying one's own work. I hope this doesn't sound like sour grapes or a taking away from Adams. I openly acknowledge that he had a skill that has been measured as greatness and it isn't just ALL mere happenstance that one is recognized. Effort IS involved. Somehow, at least in my present mood, I think the attention and adulation heaped on a few, tends to eclipse the work done by many that are at least equal (not saying I am). Didn't attend to write this much. Tom C. (ALL my work is derivative) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
