tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post6043441148908029348..comments2024-03-27T14:03:14.775+00:00Comments on Captain JP's log: Ansel Adams at the National Maritime MuseumJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09475536270807856327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-45575049944626062972013-01-06T10:42:08.157+00:002013-01-06T10:42:08.157+00:00It was also pointed out that at times Adams strugg...It was also pointed out that at times Adams struggled financially so it made sense to be economical with film.<br /><br />At the end of the interview he was asked about new technology and he was very upbeat about the potential for "electronic cameras", so yes I wonder what he'd have chosen (micro four thirds or full frame?)<br />JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475536270807856327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-87798784633298580952013-01-06T04:47:12.182+00:002013-01-06T04:47:12.182+00:00The cameras he used for much of his work - cumbers...The cameras he used for much of his work - cumbersome large format view cameras - don't lend themselves to rapid fire work.<br /><br />But beyond that, the complex method he worked out for determining exposure, processing the negative, and making the print pretty much led to only one solution that he considered 'correct'.<br /><br />And then there was the question of the changing light. In this example, imagine how quickly those low clouds and the shadows they cast across the foreground were moving. Often, he couldn't load a new film holder into the camera before the perfect moment had past.<br /><br />We can only wonder what he would have used today - Droid or iPhone.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.com