Favorite Ansel shot and why.

[ignatiusjk]

My favorite shot of Ansel's is "Half Dome and Blowing Snow" it has beautiful tones and is dramatic as well. My other fav's are "Monolith" and "Mt Williamson". This may be blasphemy but "Moonrise" really doesn't move me to much,Ansel had many more dramatic shots.

[Richard M. Coda]

Oak Tree in Snowstorm and Monolith. Why? They are very graphic... I like graphic.

[David Karp]

Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sequoia National Park 1932. Whenever I see it, I have difficulty turning away from it (a reproduction of it in a book, anyway). http://www.anseladams.com/index.asp?...OD&ProdID=1860

[venchka]

Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sequoia National Park 1932. Whenever I see it, I have difficulty turning away from it (a reproduction of it in a book, anyway). http://www.anseladams.com/index.asp?...OD&ProdID=1860

David,

Same here. I have it in 3 books. Last Decemeber I saw IT! Up close and personal. Stunning!

On a personal note: The more I use my new Fujinon-W 125mm/5.6 46mm filter diameter lens the more I love it! You were absolutlely correct about this lens.

[darr]

Tetons and the Snake River


It makes me want to be there!

[Alan Davenport]

I have to also go with Frozen Lake and Cliffs. Adams distilled the moment into pure tones, forms and textures. It is timeless.

[sun of sand]

Fresh Snow, Yosemite Valley
There is an uncommon favorite

why
I can just imagine him walking and walking and


Tenaya, dogwood, rain
Forest, Castle rock state park, california
Oak tree in snowstorm
?wild iris? jpg is oof digisnap ..can't find title


Clearing winter storm
well
Fiskes version
Adams made a more dynamic print and perhaps was a clearer moment in time
I happened upon george fiske somewhere and thought he was great ..then later read Ansel had seen his works and was quite impressed ..more so than many others better known at the time -due to fiske losing negatives
totally agree

[Vaughn]

http://www.anseladams.com/index.asp?...OD&ProdID=1046

Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain

For two reasons... 1)...I love the value of the rocks, and 2) as strange as it may seem, it seems to me to be most like the work I do in the redwoods.

I saw this print for the first time at the Weston gallery in Carmel. It was very low on the wall and I sat on the floor and just looked at it for a long time.

Vaughn

[Bill_1856]

My favorites are Clearing Winter Storm (Yosemite Valley), and the Aspins.
My first major print purchase (1975?) was "Moonrise, Hernandez" (which now hangs on the wall above my computer), bought at Lee Witkin's final AA show when he announced that he was not taking any more print orders. It was the "star" of the show, and I assumed that everyone knew more than I did. Frankly, it still doesn't do anything for me. Wish that I'd sold it when the prices were high.

[venchka]

On the other hand, can anybody pick just one?