A photograph is not an accident – is a concept. It exists at, or before, the moment of exposure of the negative.
ANSEL ADAMSA good photograph is knowing where to stand.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
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It is all very beautiful and magical here – a quality which cannot be described. You have to live it and breathe it, let the sun bake into you.
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Today, we must realize that nature is revealed in the simplest meadow, wood lot, marsh, stream, or tidepool, as well as in the remote grandeur of our parks and wilderness areas.
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A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
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Let us leave a splendid legacy for our children…let us turn to them and say, this you inherit: guard it well, for it is far more precious than money…and once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.
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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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Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.
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A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
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Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.
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I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful – an endless prospect of magic and wonder.
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Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
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I believe the approach of the artist and the approach of the environmentalist are fairly close in that both are, to a rather impressive degree, concerned with the affirmation of life.
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Once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.
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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
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The best picture is around the corner. Like prosperity.
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