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Re: [OM] Book review - Ansel Adams in Color

Subject: Re: [OM] Book review - Ansel Adams in Color
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:44:09 -0400
Thanks.  I've only seen a few color photos by St. Ansel and I didn't 
much care for them.  But on your recommendation I've added this to my 
Amazon wish list.

Chuck Norcutt


On 10/20/2010 7:01 PM, Moose wrote:
> The photography exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art meant lots of
> photography books in the shop. One that caught my attention was Ansel
> Adams in Color, a 2009, expanded reissue of the 1993 book.
>
> If you've ever wondered what St. Ansel would have done in color,
> here's the answer. I don't know what the earlier book looked like.
> Reviewers say this one is better printed. Nor do I know what prints
> might look like. I can say that the reproductions in this book strike
> me as gorgeous.
>
> There are 62 color reproductions, covering a fairly wide range of
> subjects, light and mood. I really love many of them. There's also a
> small selection of letters at the end that show Adams' changing views
> of color photography. One of his big frustrations was the inability
> to get a print that came anywhere close to the transparencies.
>
> I wonder what he would have thought of these reproductions.
>
> At $23 from Amazon, I think this book is a steal. I may even buy a
> second to cut up for images to mount. Zone-10 doesn't have Amazon
> ad-links these days, but maybe another of your favorite photo web
> sites could do with your buying through them.
>
> Bookworm Moose
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