I remember reading several times that someone once said to St. Ansel: "There is nothing worth photo'ing that's more than 30 ft. from the car." Who was it that said that?
Kent in SD
I remember reading several times that someone once said to St. Ansel: "There is nothing worth photo'ing that's more than 30 ft. from the car." Who was it that said that?
Kent in SD
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Are you thinking of this:
“Anything more than 500 yards from the car just isn’t photogenic.” -Edward Weston
from http://photofocus.com/2011/05/12/my-...graphy-quotes/
I am not vouching for the accuracy of the website or the quote.
That's the one! I couldn't remember the exact wording.
Kent in SD
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Notte e di vogliam passar!
I like it!
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. ~ Mark Twain
A good discussion on this...
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...%95-why-search
In typical LFPF fashion, the discussion wanders a bit!
Vaughn
That's funny. I remember the quote but thought this distance was less...
--Darin
I always thought it was 100 yards. But I'm now getting older and much more lazy, or is that discerning? The distance is often governed by the proximity of a place to park the car.
You know, the more I think about it the more I think the "500 yards" is wrong. I remember it as a much smaller distance--essentially close to the car. The point was that the time spent messing around hiking up a trail or whatever could be put to more productive use shooting something else, easier to get to.
So...anyone have source for the quote?
--Darin
"'Anything more than 500 yds from the car just isn't photogenic.' - Brett Weston - Attributed to Brett Weston referring to working with a 10 x 8 view camera. In an interview with David Graham in July 1989 View Camera magazine."
from:http://www.photoquotes.com/showquote...e=Weston,Brett
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