rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Yes, absolutely.
I researched where Ansel Adams took his iconic Mt Williamson Clearing Storm image outside of the Manzinar Relocation Camp in 1944. On a geolocation site, I found the GPS coordinates of the location. At the Manzinar National Monument, I had a long conversation with the senior Ranger who fine-tuned the last two digits of the coordinates and programmed them into my handheld GPS.
Driving off into the sage, about a ½ mile beyond the Manzinar reservoir, the GPS tracking indicator rotated to the right. I pulled over, packed up the camera and tripod, and walked north, until the GPS beeped. I was within 6' of where Adams set up and did his exposure.
It was cold, and there was a storm moving in across the Sierras. I set up the tripod and took the shot, which I call Mt Williamson Building Storm. Ansel Adams' view was centered on the large rock just off the frame to the left.
Two years later I stopped at the Manzinar Visitors Center with a 13x19 print to give to the Ranger, who I discovered had retired. I left the print at the desk and went on. I got a letter a few months later from the National Monument, stating that my image has been made part of the permanent contemporary art collection for the gallery.
In 2019, I was in Yosemite National Park for a workshop. One of the stops was the Ansel Adams Gallery which had an original print of Mt Williamson for sale. I pulled up my image on my iPhone and leaned it next to the print and grabbed a quick snapshot. One of the gallery employees approached, looked at my image, and told me I had nailed the location and the exposure. I later found out he was Adams' grandson.
On the shoulders of giants.
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I'm not in to B/W or AA - but I think your attached pic is superb.