Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.
ANSEL ADAMSWe 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.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.
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A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.
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When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
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Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
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The negative is the score, and the print the performance.
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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 true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
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The ‘machine-gun’ approach to photography – by which many negatives are made with the hope that one will be good – is fatal to serious results.
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You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.
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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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Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer – and often the supreme disappointment.
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We make images to “honor what is greater and more interesting than we are.”
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We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion.
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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
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Once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.
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