Originally Posted by
cowanw
If a member posted the Nevada Fall image, they would likely get back the diagnosis of
light leak/flair.
Originally Posted by
Doremus Scudder
I've shot rainbows in black-and-white a few times; they end up
just being a white curve in the sky. This can be effective, but often it's just a let down. Color can be better for some things.
Doremus
Spurred by the comments above, I did some quick research into AA's "Nevada Fall, Rainbow" to share his personal opinion about the 1947 image.
Some interesting remarks from the anseladams.com site:
Despite the lengthy time to consider his set up, Adams didn't capture it exactly as he wanted, as he writes in Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs: "I missed on one small detail which ruffled; the right-hand tree of the two little cedars near the center of the image meets a branch from a nearby tree. I should have lowered the camera at least a foot to avoid this merger."
While composing the image, Adams struggled to keep the camera dry in the mist. He recalled that "'the sound and fury of the waterfall, the clean air, and driving mist were unforgettable."
Later in answer to critics questioning the artistic merit of the photograph, he responded: "Some urban aesthetes claim this photograph is just a bit of scenery and is certainly not art. May they and their opinions rest in peace! I think it is a choice bit of Chaos organized into some kind of expressive Order. I do not desire to impose a definition of creativity on anyone."
I must say that "light leaks" and "just being a white curve" do come to mind. ;^)
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