Barry:
With all due respect, Ansel's genius was in his visualization, his
ability to interpret the negative (the score) into a print (the
performance) in a masterful way. I (and others here) have the darkroom
skill on a technical level to produce well-crafted images. But to
fulfill his vision is a whole different story.
Earl
Barry B. Bean wrote:
>On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 23:02:51 -0000, robert smith wrote:
>
>
>
>>Even I, with no skill, could get that sort of final result with hours of
>>fiddling with the computer
>>
>>
>
>I've always felt the same way about film. I mean, hell, given enough time in
>the darkroom, a large format printer, and access to the right locations, I
>could do
>Ansel Adams quality work. For that matter, given enough time to practice, I
>could play the saxophone like Charlie Parker, paint like Botticelli, or write
>like
>Faulkner, But I haven't done those things.
>
>The crux of the matter is the image, not whether you used photoshop or D-76 to
>get there. In the end, digital versus film is of no more significance than
>Nikon
>versus Olympus. We all have preferences, and some of us may use a variety of
>tools and techniques, but in the end, its the image you produce, not the tools
>you use.
>
>
>--
>Barry B. Bean
>Bean & Bean Cotton Company
>Peach Orchard, MO
>www.beancotton.com
>www.beanformissouri.org
>
>
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