Once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.
ANSEL ADAMSThe negative is the score, and the print the performance.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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Art is both the taking and giving of beauty, the turning out to the light of the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit.
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The negative is the score, and the print the performance.
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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
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The artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature.
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I think we can not categorize. Things do not fit into a mold.
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You don’t make a photograph just with a camera
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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
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We were in the shadow of the mountains, the light was cool and quiet and no wind was stirring. The aspen trunks were slightly greenish and the leaves were a vibrant yellow.
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The negative is comparable to the composer’s score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.
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A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.
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The best picture is around the corner. Like prosperity.
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Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
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Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. Your bright eyes and easy smile is your museum.
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In my mind’s eye, I visualize how a particular… sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.
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We make images to “honor what is greater and more interesting than we are.”
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