[LargeFormat] Ansel Adams at 100

[Les Newcomer]

thanks, I found out about it leaving Chicago Sunday and I just can't drop
everything, something will break for sure.  I took my wife to Boston to see
Sargent* maybe she can take me to NYC to see Ansel.



> From: Les Newcomer <lnphoto@twmi.rr.com>
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> Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 11:12:11 -0700
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> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Ansel Adams at 100
> 
> where can I find out more info on the exhibition?  where will it go, how
> long is it in chicago
> 
> Les
> 
>> From: "Ken Hough" <k4sb@niia.net>
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>> Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 10:22:04 -0500
>> To: largeformat@f32.net
>> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Ansel Adams at 100
>> 
>> 
>> Valparaiso University had a traveling exhibit of Ansels work. I've said it
>> before and again here. I was less than thrilled. The original prints on
>> display 
>> varied in quality, that for me I wondered who printed them. There were a
>> few "doubles" that were printed so differently that I wondered what he was
>> trying to convey. Perhaps he was in a hurry and thought "thats good
>> enough". I do not think it was his "vision" that changed. He was getting
>> older and perhaps sloppy and did not have a good example to base the
>> newer print from?
>> Howard Bond gave a great lecture on Adams. He explained how Adams set
>> a cut off date to any future prints and Dealers ordered so many that he went
>> well past that date to fill the orders (by years). That would explain the
>> poor
>> quality.
>> What I wish this exhibit had had was examples of his commercial work that
>> is relatively unknown. I took work shops with Adams and I saw what he was
>> capable of printing. I also saw he could print very fast.
>> Ken
>> 
>> 
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>> Hi All,
>> 
>> Well, I finally got my butt into Chicago to see the exhibit. It was well
>> worth the trip traffic parking and such. I don't go downtown often as you
>> might have guessed. In any case there was some amazing prints there.  I was
>> surprised to see some that appear to be 4x5 contacts. Perhaps they are not
>> I'm not sure. It was also interesting to see some of the same print printed
>> at different times of his life this way seeing how his vision changed. The
>> large prints of Yosemite were as you can imagine very impressive. All and all
>> it made me want to go into debt for an 8x10 camera. I know sounds silly but
>> true.  At the same time it made me feel that I should just sell it all as I'm
>> not sure I'll ever get that kind of results. I know he didn't have great
>> shots all the time but when he did. I suppose I'll just keep plugging along.
>> 
>> Greg Orlando
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