> Or, it could just be that I don't like his photography. I've seen more than
> one "vintage" print (oh how I hate that term, invented by greedy sales
> gallery owners to increase profit) of his, and I find his photos to be
> invariably cold and lifeless.
How much of that is due to his "HDR-Like" processing? I can think of
more than one photograph that has tonalities so nearly inverted as to
be crazy.
Yet, there are a few masterpieces of his. "Clearing Storm" and
"Moonrise" classify as masterpieces. A couple Halfdome shots would
fall into this category too. But for the most part, his images are
really good, but not necessarily masterpieces. The reality is, that
few artists ever create more than a couple masterpieces in their life.
Most of his images aren't.
I believe one way to differentiate the masterpieces from the rest has
to due with duplication. EVERY photographer, painter and dog owner has
tried to copy "Clearing Storm". If it wasn't a masterpiece, we
wouldn't be trying to top it.
AG
AG
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