Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-29 Thread paul stenquist
Hmmm. I'm not sure this turns the tables on the alleged discovery. Haven't some FBI handwriting experts identified writing in the box of negs as that of Ansel's wife? Not sure about that, as I haven't followed this very closely, but I thought I heard that last night. Of course many of the scenes

RE: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-29 Thread Bob W
it certainly wouldn't be the first time art experts have been wrong about an attribution! I'm very interested at the moment in a similar story, about a 'new' Leonardo da Vinci. Martin Kemp, one of the world's foremost authorities on Leonardo, has authenticated the drawing partly on fingerprint evi

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
A likely story, (no, I mean really). On 7/29/2010 1:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Latest news: It seems very likely that they're *not* Ansel Adams negs. http://www.ktvu.com/news/24432262/detail.html http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/07/mystery-solved-theyre-by-u

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Latest news: It seems very likely that they're *not* Ansel Adams negs. http://www.ktvu.com/news/24432262/detail.html http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/07/mystery-solved-theyre-by-uncle-earl.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/ma

RE: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Bob W
> Considering that Ansel Adams is a business that is worth more now than it > ever was while he was alive, I foresee a potential problem for the garage sale > buyer, now that he has publicized his story (after 10 years of working to get it > authenticated). Ansel's estate could argue that since the

RE: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Bob W
> I have to say this is just ridiculous - $200 million?!! > Are there 200 million people who would pay $1 apiece to see these? > Are there 20 million who would pay $10 apiece to see these? > Are there 2 million who would pay $100 apiece to see these? > Are there 200,000 who would pay $1,000 apiece

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread CheekyGeek
You're not exactly a Vulcan now, are you Bob? :) Darren Addy Kearney, NE On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > I have to say this is just ridiculous - $200 million?!! > Are there 200 million people who would pay $1 apiece to see these? > Are there 20 million who would pay $10 a

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread William Robb
-- From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale ... There aren't 500,000 photographers worldwide who would pay $20 apiece to see these. How many Saint Ansel books are sold worldwide each year? Something is o

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
We don't need to, but perhaps we should. Dan On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > > I like Ansel Adams photos, but he is an old, dead white guy. > We don't need to worship at his shrine. > Regards,  Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
I have to say this is just ridiculous - $200 million?!! Are there 200 million people who would pay $1 apiece to see these? Are there 20 million who would pay $10 apiece to see these? Are there 2 million who would pay $100 apiece to see these? Are there 200,000 who would pay $1,000 apiece to see the

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread CheekyGeek
Considering that Ansel Adams is a business that is worth more now than it ever was while he was alive, I foresee a potential problem for the garage sale buyer, now that he has publicized his story (after 10 years of working to get it authenticated). Ansel's estate could argue that since the negativ

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread John Francis
Judging purely by the tone of the original article, it will turn into just about anything that could make money. That's not necessarily ghood news for those of us hoping to see an exhibit aimed at showing off the photographs in preference to one that attempts to monetize the cachet of the "Ansel

RE: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Bob W
that's fascinating. Hope it turns into a book and exhibition. B > http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/07/27/ansel.adams.discovery/index.ht > ml?hpt=C1 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the lin

Re: OT: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jul 27, 2010, at 8:17, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/07/27/ansel.adams.discovery/index.html?hpt=C1 > Wow. Just wow. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson --

Re: OT: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:17 -0400, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/07/27/ansel.adams.discovery/index.html?hpt=C1 > $200 mill for a $45 investment. Certainly beats the share-market Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney A

OT: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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