- Gebundene Ausgabe: 146 Seiten
- Verlag: Ansel Adams; Auflage: 1st Edition (15. November 1990)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0821217992
- ISBN-13: 978-0821217993
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 34,3 x 5,1 x 45,7 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (2 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 250.375 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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This is the noted photographer's last book project, begun two years before his death in 1984 at the suggestion of his friend, Wilderness Society president William Turnage. The straightforward design takes pertinent quotations from Adams's writings on wilderness conservation and interleaves them with informal subject groupings of photographs: Yosemite, ocean beaches, Yellowstone, Hawaii, trees, plants, and flowers. Turnage's warm introduction helps readers grasp in concrete terms the early shaping of Adams's commitment to nature conservation, his prodigious output and accomplishments, his visual legacy, and the success of his mission, spanning six decades, to preserve America's wild places. The quality of the large reproductions, from prints prepared by Adams's associate John Sexton, could not be finer. Recommended for photography, geography, and environmental science collections. BOMC selection.
- Kathleen Collins, Great Barrington, Mass.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Kathleen Collins, Great Barrington, Mass.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Kurzbeschreibung
In this magnificent volume, Ansel Adams champions the incomparable American landscape and insists that we keep these treasured lands undefiled. A testament of love for the wilderness from our nation's most famous photographer, in 108 duotone illustrations.
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This book is flawed by the images selected to be in it. The other main weakness is that the book is clearly overpriced.
The good news, however, is that the image sizes are large enough to capture the power and majesty of Adams' work. The reproduction quality is superb, as well!
The essay by William Turnage is an excellent discussion of the roles of Thoreau, Muir, and Adams in creating the awareness that has helped us to save and cherish some of what remains of our American wilderness. The artist-turned-conservation leader, Adams' role, is a particularly important function in our society. The artist helps us to experience what we have never seen while the conservation leader takes actions that galvanize the emotions that are evoked by nature and the artist into helpful improvements. When the artist and conservation leader are the same person, there is a combined power and continuity of vision that is irresistible. Thank goodness!
Adams is someone we should all admire for another reason. His nature photography and conservation efforts were hobbies, labors of love. Photography of nature is a field that offered meaningful remuneration only in recent years.
His day job was doing commercial photography. He took pictures of dead people in the Los Angeles morgue as well as of open pit copper mines in Utah.
What we admire about him was what he did on weekends, before and after work, and on vacations. Because he wanted the most remarkable images, this often meant hiking before dawn in difficult winter conditions to remote peaks to get just the right perspective.
Andrea Stillman did a good job of selecting Adams' quotes for her opening remarks. "Photography is a way of telling what you feel about what you see." " . . . [T]he turning out to the light the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit . . ." is what his work is about.
Throughout the book, you will find other quotes about Adams' reflections on the wilderness. They are well selected and add much to your consideration of what his images mean.
Here are some of my favorite photographs as reproduced in this book:
Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas, 1947
Monument Valley, Arizona, 1942
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, 1942
Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley, 1948
Sand Dune, White Sands National Monument, 1942
The White Stump, Sierra Nevada City, 1936
Terraya Creek, Dogwood Rain, Yosemite, 1948
Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite, 1944
Half Dome, Winter, from Glacier Point, Yosemite, 1940
Leaves, Mills College, Oakland, California, 1931
Maroon Bells, Near Aspen, Colorado, 1951
Old Faithful (4), Yellowstone, 1942
Mount McKinley and . . . Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska, 1947
After you have finished being refreshed and rejuvenated by these inspiring images, I suggest that you contemplate what the wilderness meant to your grandparents and parents, what it meant to you as a child, what it means to you now, and what it means to your children. If you are like me, you will see that wilderness is rapidly receding as a concept as well as a reality. What are we losing? How can we reverse that loss?
Understand all of Nature's message for us by living in harmony with her!
The good news, however, is that the image sizes are large enough to capture the power and majesty of Adams' work. The reproduction quality is superb, as well!
The essay by William Turnage is an excellent discussion of the roles of Thoreau, Muir, and Adams in creating the awareness that has helped us to save and cherish some of what remains of our American wilderness. The artist-turned-conservation leader, Adams' role, is a particularly important function in our society. The artist helps us to experience what we have never seen while the conservation leader takes actions that galvanize the emotions that are evoked by nature and the artist into helpful improvements. When the artist and conservation leader are the same person, there is a combined power and continuity of vision that is irresistible. Thank goodness!
Adams is someone we should all admire for another reason. His nature photography and conservation efforts were hobbies, labors of love. Photography of nature is a field that offered meaningful remuneration only in recent years.
His day job was doing commercial photography. He took pictures of dead people in the Los Angeles morgue as well as of open pit copper mines in Utah.
What we admire about him was what he did on weekends, before and after work, and on vacations. Because he wanted the most remarkable images, this often meant hiking before dawn in difficult winter conditions to remote peaks to get just the right perspective.
Andrea Stillman did a good job of selecting Adams' quotes for her opening remarks. "Photography is a way of telling what you feel about what you see." " . . . [T]he turning out to the light the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit . . ." is what his work is about.
Throughout the book, you will find other quotes about Adams' reflections on the wilderness. They are well selected and add much to your consideration of what his images mean.
Here are some of my favorite photographs as reproduced in this book:
Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas, 1947
Monument Valley, Arizona, 1942
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, 1942
Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley, 1948
Sand Dune, White Sands National Monument, 1942
The White Stump, Sierra Nevada City, 1936
Terraya Creek, Dogwood Rain, Yosemite, 1948
Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite, 1944
Half Dome, Winter, from Glacier Point, Yosemite, 1940
Leaves, Mills College, Oakland, California, 1931
Maroon Bells, Near Aspen, Colorado, 1951
Old Faithful (4), Yellowstone, 1942
Mount McKinley and . . . Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska, 1947
After you have finished being refreshed and rejuvenated by these inspiring images, I suggest that you contemplate what the wilderness meant to your grandparents and parents, what it meant to you as a child, what it means to you now, and what it means to your children. If you are like me, you will see that wilderness is rapidly receding as a concept as well as a reality. What are we losing? How can we reverse that loss?
Understand all of Nature's message for us by living in harmony with her!
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The photographic images of Ansel Adams are among the most significant pieces of artwork which have been created within the 20th century. His techniques have revolutionized the world of the black and white photographer, and his images are the rule by which all others are measured. His art has spoken to the soul of millions, and you should not be left out! This book contains some of the most beautiful images of nature ever made, and is a bargain at twice the price! Review by Edward Lynn, student of commercial photography, The Art Institute of Seattle
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a good coffee table book...
5. Januar 2001
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... because you can put four legs on it and use it for a coffee table. If you're going to have a single Ansel Adams book, this is the one. His images just don't work in any smaller format.
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Among the best work of the original master of photography
31. Januar 1997
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The photographic images of Ansel Adams are among the most significant pieces of artwork which have been created within the 20th century. His techniques have revolutionized the world of the black and white photographer, and his images are the rule by which all others are measured. His art has spoken to the soul of millions, and you should not be left out! This book contains some of the most beautiful images of nature ever made, and is a bargain at twice the price! Review by Edward Lynn, student of commercial photography, The Art Institute of Seattle
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Beautiful Reproductions of Some Outstanding Adams' Images
13. November 2000
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This book is flawed by the images selected to be in it. The other main weakness is that the book is clearly overpriced.
The good news, however, is that the image sizes are large enough to capture the power and majesty of Adams' work. The reproduction quality is superb, as well!
The essay by William Turnage is an excellent discussion of the roles of Thoreau, Muir, and Adams in creating the awareness that has helped us to save and cherish some of what remains of our American wilderness. The artist-turned-conservation leader, Adams' role, is a particularly important function in our society. The artist helps us to experience what we have never seen while the conservation leader takes actions that galvanize the emotions that are evoked by nature and the artist into helpful improvements. When the artist and conservation leader are the same person, there is a combined power and continuity of vision that is irresistible. Thank goodness!
Adams is someone we should all admire for another reason. His nature photography and conservation efforts were hobbies, labors of love. Photography of nature is a field that offered meaningful remuneration only in recent years.
His day job was doing commercial photography. He took pictures of dead people in the Los Angeles morgue as well as of open pit copper mines in Utah.
What we admire about him was what he did on weekends, before and after work, and on vacations. Because he wanted the most remarkable images, this often meant hiking before dawn in difficult winter conditions to remote peaks to get just the right perspective.
Andrea Stillman did a good job of selecting Adams' quotes for her opening remarks. "Photography is a way of telling what you feel about what you see." " . . . [T]he turning out to the light the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit . . ." is what his work is about.
Throughout the book, you will find other quotes about Adams' reflections on the wilderness. They are well selected and add much to your consideration of what his images mean.
Here are some of my favorite photographs as reproduced in this book:
Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas, 1947
Monument Valley, Arizona, 1942
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, 1942
Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley, 1948
Sand Dune, White Sands National Monument, 1942
The White Stump, Sierra Nevada City, 1936
Terraya Creek, Dogwood Rain, Yosemite, 1948
Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite, 1944
Half Dome, Winter, from Glacier Point, Yosemite, 1940
Leaves, Mills College, Oakland, California, 1931
Maroon Bells, Near Aspen, Colorado, 1951
Old Faithful (4), Yellowstone, 1942
Mount McKinley and . . . Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska, 1947
After you have finished being refreshed and rejuvenated by these inspiring images, I suggest that you contemplate what the wilderness meant to your grandparents and parents, what it meant to you as a child, what it means to you now, and what it means to your children. If you are like me, you will see that wilderness is rapidly receding as a concept as well as a reality. What are we losing? How can we reverse that loss?
Understand all of Nature's message for us by living in harmony with her!
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