It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
ANSEL ADAMSWith all art expression, when something is seen, it is a vivid experience, sudden, compelling, and inevitable.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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I knew my destiny when I first experienced Yosemite.
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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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The artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature.
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A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels…
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A photograph is not an accident – is a concept. It exists at, or before, the moment of exposure of the negative.
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It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.
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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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Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.
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The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
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To visualize an image (in whole or in part) is to see clearly in the mind prior to exposure, a continuous projection from composing the image through the final print.
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I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.
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The term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value.
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The negative is the score, and the print the performance.
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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
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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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