Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/31

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Subject: [Leica] AA or Uncle Earl?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:49:33 -0400

This is why I get pissed off on the "Saint Ansel" thing.
He just was not that kind a guy. Very fun. Self deprecating. Open minded.
Generous. Non prepossessed.

-- 
Mark William Rabiner
mark at rabinergroup.com


> From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:59:35 -0500
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] AA or Uncle Earl?
> 
> I took a printing class with John Sexton, and remember him saying that
> Ansel would keep famous prints that had some small defect.  An
> unsuspecting student would show up and ask for a critique - Ansel would
> study the print and ask someone to bring him his Moonrise for
> comparison.  After a little more study he would announce that he would
> never print again after seeing the student's work, and rip the Moonrise
> to shreds.  How great would that be?
> 
> Ken Carney




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