lamontcranston

Simply click on the user's name that you want to ignore and scroll down about 4 lines. There you will see an option to "Add To Ignore List". Click on it. It works wonders. You will never have to see that user's posts ever again and you will enjoy your time on the forum much more.

hightor Loc: Portland, Maine

Wow! Mr Adams seems to trigger a lot of emotion around here!
Everyone take a deep breath.
Nice photo, btw.

alf85 Loc: Northumberland, UK.

That is your opinion, we all have one,but unlike you i am not going to put a spur on your character.

pendennis

Most of us, even those who are or have been professionals, have a hard time envisioning just what Ansel Adams did. While he spent a great deal of time in the dark room, his time spent to get just the "raw" image he wanted is more than most of us would ever commit. Some of his images took days for him to observe the scene, set up the camera, and wait for the light to get just the way he wanted to envision the scene. And, even then, he would end up with an image that needed extensive dark room work to "get it right".

I dare say that most of us couldn't view El Capitan with the same degree of artistic interpretation that Mr. Adams did.

As others have mentioned, he was extremely driven in his art, and that leads to behaviors which may not be acceptable in "standard" society. Mr. Adams isn't the only one "guilty" of this.

I got to meet him in 1969 at an exhibition at MOMA in New York City. I thought, that while a bit of a curmudgeon, he had real charm and was very open in his explanations of the photos. I was still fairly new to photography, and really didn't have a grasp for his techniques and thoughts. It takes dedication that doesn't fit the "9-to-5" mindset.

I only wish that I could approach even 1/4 of his talent and eye.

kpsk_sony

Not many of our great artists, from Leonardo or Michelangelo all the way down to Prince have had "happy" and contented home lives. Its just not in their stars. Their stars are elsewhere. For me, I'm OK with Adams' doing my suffering for me so I could SEE places like Yosemite with his eyes.

I visited Yosemite this summer and the crowds were and are appalling. Tour buses towered over many camera angles and I actually was pushed and shoved, though not pickpocketed, by furriners taking selfies with Bridal Veil Falls two or three miles away in the background. 0h, what would it be like in the wintertime? maybe a little less crowded, so I'm glad Adams got there ahead of me and his memories will far outlive me as well.

tdekany Loc: Oregon

Unfortunately your post is not correct. The only control you will have over a member on your ignore list is, that he or she can not post in the threads that you had started. Otherwise you will see their posts in other people’s threads.

Tracy B. Loc: Indiana

OMG! This is exactly how I feel also. I even had someone get very vulgar with me. I did block him. I post very little now because I can't say one thing without some poop head chiming in with negitivity. I use to really enjoy this site. Now though.....?.

lamontcranston

Thanks for the clarification.

tdekany Loc: Oregon

Any time, although your idea of “ignore” would be wonderful.

mjmoore17 Loc: Philadelphia, PA area

So Sad to be you.

Paul J. Svetlik Loc: Colorado

Great man and a great photographer who helped to open up the door to modern photography.
My hat goes down for him because he - through his intelectual vision found a way to translate his subjective perception of reality into the two dimmensional photo print.
He also is a man who spent many hours in the outdoors he loved very much and managed to turn our attention for the preservation of nature.


The view 4x5 camera on this picture looks very good - even for the today's standards and the exposure meter is probably Weston.

PatM Loc: Rocky Mount Mo.

The Louis L'amour of Photography

leftj Loc: Texas

That was an Ansel Adams quote, not a tribute to him.

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Hmm.
Know them both well by their work but, I don't get the tie

Smudgey Loc: Ohio, Calif, Now Arizona

For sure, one of my heroes. 👌👌👌👌👌