Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I originally found his work antiseptic and uninspired. But after I read LANDSCAPE: THEORY, Lustrum Press, 1980, I came to respect his craftsmanship. In particular, his use of Kodak Hight-Contrast Copy film, rated at ISO 6, developed in Perfection Micrograin developer. Ostensibly, this was in order to maintain the fidelity of the light as seen at the time of the photograph being taken, and as visualized by the photographer, and conveying it through the image to the viewer. Having seen the Park City prints in person, and knowing how hard it is to evoke the brilliance of a scene, I have to say that I walked impressed. Looking at his prints taught me to print lighter, or at least at a higher key. An important lesson while I was a photo student. It was also very hard to tell that it was shot in 35mm, even standing next to his 4x5 work. Slobodan Dimitrov Tim Atherton wrote: > > > Doesn't he remind you a little of Richard Misrach, especially > > Desert Cantos? > > > > It's all down to the eye of the beholder as usual, I much prefer Robert to > Ansel, along with Eggleston, Sternfeld, Meyerowitz (to some extent), > Basilico, Killip, Geoffrey James and Martin Parr, Walker Evans, Atget > > It almost seems like an either or thing - people either like the above (or > similar) or they like Ansel, HCB, Weston (actually, a crossover), Haas, > Gene Smith or Salgado > > tim > > PS It should probably be Misrach reminds you of Adams, as he is something of > the second generation of New Topographics style photographers > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html