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    Re: What did AA actually see when he “came upon this extraordinary scene”?

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    Only because he tells the reader “I came across this extraordinary scene,” but shows only his intensely expressive print.

    It’s delightfully ambiguous at best, potentially misleading at worst, and I’m sure he meant it to be neither. His wording, I think, adds even more to the print’s mysterious aura.
    I don't think it's ambiguous or potentially misleading. To Adams it was extraordinary, and he responded accordingly. Whatever he "saw" caused him to do something about it. Surely that's the point. I wonder how many of us, had we been there at the time, would have passed by without being challenged in that way.

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    Re: What did AA actually see when he “came upon this extraordinary scene”?

    As my wife said, he "shopped it". Is it any different, just harder? If it is art it does not matter what it started out as, it is the final vision that matters. KFry

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    Re: What did AA actually see when he “came upon this extraordinary scene”?

    Quote Originally Posted by Heroique View Post
    Only because he tells the reader “I came upon this extraordinary scene,” but shows only his intensely expressive print.
    You think he was lying? That it was, in fact, not extraordinary? To whom? Who else was actually there at the time? I wasn't, neither were you. But Adams was, and clearly he thought it was extraordinary. We know this because he said so.

    You seem determined to be "mislead" which is OK if that's what you want.

    Me? After a cold and drab beginning, the day here is turning out to be extraordinary. I think I'll head out and see what I can find to photograph.

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    Re: What did AA actually see when he “came upon this extraordinary scene”?

    He knew the potential of the image and when he clicked the shutter he already had a pretty good idea what he needed to do to to make it happen.

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    Re: What did AA actually see when he “came upon this extraordinary scene”?

    N+2

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    Re: What did AA actually see when he “came upon this extraordinary scene”?

    and dont F$$$k up!

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    Re: What did AA actually see when he “came upon this extraordinary scene”?

    Technique ... practice .... intution... no doubt about all that. But it also takes a bit
    of luck. What Ansel never tells you is how many shots slipped off the hook.

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    Re: What did AA actually see when he “came upon this extraordinary scene”?

    So far I think there’s a degree of truth in what everyone has shared about what “extraordinary scene” must mean. Even a Spanish friar & modern meteorologist might embrace Ansel’s phrase (if not each other!) w/ equal passion, each in possession of a bit of the truth and beauty of such a richly felt image.

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    Re: What did AA actually see when he “came upon this extraordinary scene”?

    Yea, he had his mistakes too, but for these two, he told the story of what happened in an interview.

    He was driving with his son (maybe some one else?), and saw the moon rise. He had to be very quick, stopped the car and asked his son to help him set up.

    Took only few minutes, but he had time to shoot 2, and knew the first shot was a keeper (if nothing happens before development).

    He knew he had something, but there's always this element of surprise (aka: what went wrong with my neg, I was very careful).

    So, N+2 and keep that neg safe.

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    Re: What did AA actually see when he “came upon this extraordinary scene”?

    Not saying it's so with this print, But Mr Adams has been known to misremember details in some of his interviews. We all preremember what we think happened

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