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[OM] Re: Emulating Ansel

Subject: [OM] Re: Emulating Ansel
From: "Andreas Pirner" <AndreasPirner@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:13:04 +0200
AG Schnozz wrote:
> > A group of astronomers have studied Ansel Adams photograph,
> > Autumn Moon: the High Sierra from Glacier Point. His dating
> > was off 4 years.  That makes me feel a little better. The
> > full moon position will duplicate his this Thursday evening
> > and will not repeat itself for another 19 years. Anyone
> > running to Yosemite?
> 
> Well, let's see. There will be at least 50 AA wanabees there
> with field cameras and wooden tripods attempting to exactly
> duplicate his image.  All will be fighting for the precise spot,
> each holding a copy of AA's picture.  Discussions of darkroom
> technique will rule the evening and each trying to out-do the
> other with their mastery of arcane facts of Zoneism.
> 
> Some idiot will show up with a digital camera and the zealots
> will throw him over the edge.

The other idiot with a digital camera came the month 
before, made his moon shot, and photoshopped that 
ghastly ball to the right spot over the mountains. 
No hassles at all with those forever-yesteryear-
wooden-tripodies ...

Andreas

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