Ansel Adams photo collection of 1940's era: Hope all enjoys as much as I have...

Busbum Loc: 85367

Hope all enjoys as much as I have...

https://medium.californiasun.co/ansel-adams-los-angeles-32a812bdb7db?_ke=c2FpbG9yN2NzQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ%3D%3D

Whuff Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa

It was fun to look back at these historic photos.

Walt

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Busbum wrote:

Hope all enjoys as much as I have...

https://medium.californiasun.co/ansel-adams-los-angeles-32a812bdb7db?_ke=c2FpbG9yN2NzQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ%3D%3D

I wish I had access to these while I was teaching. I usually spent a few days a year on LA history and these would have fit in there or in the WW II section.

ncshutterbug

I really enjoyed that. Thanks so much for sharing.

DaveC1 Loc: South East US

I wonder what equipment he used for what has to be described as street photography? A 4X5 press camera?

tbpmusic Loc: LaPorte, Indiana

As much as I admire the man and his work, most of those strike me as not much more than snapshots.
Interesting in a history of the area sense.

tbpmusic Loc: LaPorte, Indiana

As much as I admire the man and his work, most of those strike me as not much more than snapshots.
Interesting in a history of the area sense.

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

DaveC1 wrote:

I wonder what equipment he used for what has to be described as street photography? A 4X5 press camera?

I think he used medium format cameras quite a lot, perhaps these were taken with them.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

jackm1943 wrote:

I think he used medium format cameras quite a lot, perhaps these were taken with them.

He used a Contax - Zeiss rangefinder camera also. Can't think these were taken with the 8x10 or 4x5.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

tbpmusic wrote:

As much as I admire the man and his work, most of those strike me as not much more than snapshots.
Interesting in a history of the area sense.

If you read the article he pretty much had the same opinion. Poor light due to bad weather the whole time. In a couple it looks likes overcast - what we in the LA area often call June Gloom because the month of June is often overcast and dim.

http://anseladams.com/ansel-adams-photos-of-1940-l-a-show-him-working-in-urban-mode/

On LA Library site: http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/DoSearch?databaseID=968&index=-1&initialsearch=true&count=10&finish=photosearch_pageADV.jsp&mode=manual&keyword=&terms=%2F%2FnAnsel+Adams&author=Ansel+Adams&Search=Search&after=&specific=&before=&lowdate=&hidate=

click on individual images (he donated the negatives, that is what they are getting the prints they sell from) and it gives size as 26x21 cm = 10x8
So he did use his view camera.

DaveC1 Loc: South East US

robertjerl wrote:

If you read the article he pretty much had the sam... (show quote)

Thanks for clearing that uprobertjerl. But it begs the question are any of these photos candid or is everything posed? I can't imagine using a view camera to pull off what we now understand as street photography.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

DaveC1 wrote:

Thanks for clearing that uprobertjerl. But it begs the question are any of these photos candid or is everything posed? I can't imagine using a view camera to pull off what we now understand as street photography.

I would say a bit of a hybrid. He comes along with his camera and sets up, "You folks mind if I take your picture?" and everybody pauses or slows down a bit, he waits for them to look natural again and "click". Plus on that first page from the Library there are two versions of the news stand operator labeled view #1 and view #11. So by simply taking a while everyone gets past the "grin til it hurts" phase and looks natural.

gastech1949 Loc: Imperial Beach, CA.

Born and raised in the L.A. area, grandparents lived in Boyle Heights, near Dodger Stadium. Grandfather had Auto repair
shop in Eagle Rock, off Colorado Blvd. Frequently went to Glendale, Burbank and surrounding area to deliver customers repaired cars. I remember seeing areas like those in some of the photos. Brings back some good memories. Thanks for sharing the links.

DaveC1 Loc: South East US

robertjerl wrote:

I would say a bit of a hybrid. He comes along with his camera and sets up, "You folks mind if I take your picture?" and everybody pauses or slows down a bit, he waits for them to look natural again and "click". Plus on that first page from the Library there are two versions of the news stand operator labeled view #1 and view #11. So by simply taking a while everyone gets past the "grin til it hurts" phase and looks natural.

Thanks robertjerl. Sometimes I tend to forget that life moved at a different pace in that time period. One could pull off a photograph exactly how you describe without loosing the moment that originally caught your attention. Or as we all know when working with a view camera the photographer must have patience.