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Subject: [Leica] Fwd: Rick Borkin Photos
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sun Dec 21 14:50:51 2008
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Hi George,

I'm agree with you, I've read and practiced the Ansel Adams books on  
my darkroom days, I've never forget what I've learned, is as a  
necessary base to manage well your instrument knowing what it is  
capable to do. I've compared sometimes the Ansel Adams techniques as  
the pianists necessary practices to play perfectly the piano.

Unfortunately I've nevder played with 8 x10 cameras...

Saludos cordiales
Lluis

El 21/12/2008, a las 23:31, Lottermoser George escribi?:

> you're probably correct
> I really don't disagree.
>
> My fixation probably
> comes from growing up with:
> Ansel Adams books,
> 8x10 view cameras;
> and in a commercial studio
> where each set up
> was exposed with brackets
> of one on, 1/3 stop over, and 1/3 stop under;
> and the highlights and shadows
> were metered
> until the precise relative values
> were achieved.
>
> Yes. It can get in the way of "soul."
> Many find Ansel's work "cold"
> I find his technical mastery
> the "soul" of his work;
> when seen in original print form.
>
> Fond regards,
> George
>
> george@imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
>
>
> On Dec 21, 2008, at 4:13 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>
>> Personally I use and truly appreciate excellent equipment, but  
>> (with humility) I so often think that our technical fixation  
>> subsitutes for,  gets in the way of,  even replaces our seeing the  
>> world...
>
>
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