ANSEL ADAMS: Classic Images
Dogwood, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938 This image is copyrighted by The Ansel Adams Publishing
Rights Trust and cannot be printed or reproduced in any way. The use
of the photograph is limited to viewing in the context of this web
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Dogwood, Yosemite National Park, California,
1938 Sources: Ansel Adams- An Autobiography; and Ansel Adams - Classic Images, and Examples - The Making of 40 Photographs by Ansel Adams, p 113 (on close-ups in general). Please see Bibliography. A. Why did Adams take close-ups of nature? A. Why did Adams take close-ups of nature? B. Does the poet Whitman share Adams' love of details? "These with the rest, one and all, are to me miracles, C. Were his close-ups appreciated by others? Adams was disturbed by this attitude even among some close acquaintances.
They could see a "grand vision in a photograph of a mountain",
for instance, but not in fragments or details of nature. Adams says
that to them, "A close-up composition of a pinecone" was "simply
not as important as a whole tree." D. Is the subject dominant in photography? E. What's the difference between taking close-ups in the studio
or in nature? F. Related links in this site
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ANSEL ADAMS: Classic Images
Dogwood, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938 This image is copyrighted by The Ansel Adams Publishing
Rights Trust and cannot be printed or reproduced in any way. The use
of the photograph is limited to viewing in the context of this web
site. |
|
Dogwood, Yosemite National Park, California,
1938 Sources: Ansel Adams- An Autobiography; and Ansel Adams - Classic Images, and Examples - The Making of 40 Photographs by Ansel Adams, p 113 (on close-ups in general). Please see Bibliography. A. Why did Adams take close-ups of nature? A. Why did Adams take close-ups of nature? B. Does the poet Whitman share Adams' love of details? "These with the rest, one and all, are to me miracles, C. Were his close-ups appreciated by others? Adams was disturbed by this attitude even among some close acquaintances.
They could see a "grand vision in a photograph of a mountain",
for instance, but not in fragments or details of nature. Adams says
that to them, "A close-up composition of a pinecone" was "simply
not as important as a whole tree." D. Is the subject dominant in photography? E. What's the difference between taking close-ups in the studio
or in nature? F. Related links in this site
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