I Agree With Mr. Adams: "You don't take a photograph, you make it".

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

"You don't take a photograph, you make it". - Ansel Adams
-Bob

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Beautiful work, Bob, and in color!

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Thanks, Mike. Yeah, every once in a while I slip into color. I am trying to formulate a satisfactory method for producing photographs that resemble the dye transfer process. Though, admittedly, I've been working more on Zonal processing with a focus on black and white images, as black and white is my preference.
--Bob

UTMike wrote:

Beautiful work, Bob, and in color!

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

While there is much validity in Mr. Adams words, they are not 100% accurate. Of course the photographer takes the photograph. Who sets up the camera and presses the button?! All part of taking and making. But, in the case of the current beautiful examples, mother nature had quite a bit of input into making the picture.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

And mother nature had a great deal of contribution to the photographs Ansel Adams did, as well. He even admitted to that, "Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter".

--Bob

rmorrison1116 wrote:

While there is much validity in Mr. Adams words, they are not 100% accurate. Of course the photographer takes the photograph. Who sets up the camera and presses the button?! All part of taking and making. But, in the case of the current beautiful examples, mother nature had quite a bit of input into making the picture.

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

rmorrison1116 wrote:

While there is much validity in Mr. Adams words, they are not 100% accurate. Of course the photographer takes the photograph. Who sets up the camera and presses the button?! All part of taking and making. But, in the case of the current beautiful examples, mother nature had quite a bit of input into making the picture.

Can't put my finger on the Edward Weston quote (somewhere in the two volume _Daybooks_), but to paraphrase: 'nature composes better than men (/women) do. Its our role to seek out those compositions nature has made.'

Nice work, Bob. Even if it isn't b&w.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Thanks, Cany. I appreciate your compliment.

I agree with Mr. Weston. I also agree with Mr. Adams regarding burning and dodging. "Burning and dodging are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships".
--Bob

Cany143 wrote:

Can't put my finger on the Edward Weston quote (somewhere in the three volume _Daybooks_), but to paraphrase: 'nature composes better than men (/women) do. Its our role to seek out those compositions nature has made.'

Nice work, Bob. Even if it isn't b&w.