Re: Moonrise Hernandez 2007
Re: Moonrise Hernandez 2007
From the intro the The Bible (aka The Negative) no less...
Re: Moonrise Hernandez 2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Donald Miller
Well, if you want to do it the hard way, I can point you the roadside park that Ansel shot the Snake River and Tetons from (Not far from Jellystone). Not much has changed so you can just plant your tripod in his tripod holes and you can shoot film to your heart's content.
I found it 20 years ago but didn't hike all the way out as signs prevent trepassing. But it was cool just standing there, camera or not, to think of how many people had been there over the decades and to have been one of the first settlers who found it. I doubt they said, "Damn, honey where's the camera?" They had survival at stake.
My personal favorite is View of the Sierra (Mountains) at Sunrise from Lone Pine. And yes, I only have a large poster print, but it's still worth it to me.
Re: Moonrise Hernandez 2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Donald Miller
Marko, Who said that?
Ansel Adams said it.;)
Re: Moonrise Hernandez 2007
I read an article a few years ago, or maybe it was a radio piece, about Hernandez, NM, and my impression was that the residents of the town were becoming a little tired of the attention from photographers and had put up fences to make the place less photogenic and less identifiable from the road.
Re: Moonrise Hernandez 2007
personally I look forward to carrying my 20x24 and 10 holders to the top of half dome
Re: Moonrise Hernandez 2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by
David A. Goldfarb
I read an article a few years ago, or maybe it was a radio piece, about Hernandez, NM, and my impression was that the residents of the town were becoming a little tired of the attention from photographers and had put up fences to make the place less photogenic and less identifiable from the road.
Visually, worse than the fences, is the county road crew vehicle parking lot to the left of Ansel's framing area. 40 or so large orange dump, cherry picker and pickup trucks etc.
Re: Moonrise Hernandez 2007
I always wanted to go by there, next time I am down in that area I will have to remember to stop and see the lovely ------orange trucks.
Re: Moonrise Hernandez 2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Walter Calahan
Ansel Adams said it.;)
Since Ansel, his work and influence seem to be almost the only point on which we all seem to agree, I thought we might as well let the master speak for himself on the subject.
:D
Re: Moonrise Hernandez 2007
Isn't that a major purpose of photography? To show how things looked at a specific moment in time, before things changed? Apart from the literally countless photographic examples, see Eliot Porter's introduction to his b&w book (I forget the title), or Edward Abbey's essay "How it Was".