From: Lisa Reddig (lisa@julianrichards.com)
Date: 04/22/02-02:25:58 PM Z
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Shapiro" <sgshiya@redshift.com>
To: "Lisa Reddig" <lisa@julianrichards.com>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: American Experience: Ansel Adams
> In Carmel, we only got the first hour. . . all that background about his
> growing up. Then, he meets Steiglitz and Whoops! Blue screen.
>
> Hope they broadcast again.
>
> S. Shapiro, Carmel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lisa Reddig" <lisa@julianrichards.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 12:23 PM
> Subject: Fw: American Experience: Ansel Adams
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "William Marsh" <redcloud54@earthlink.net>
> > To: "Lisa Reddig" <lisa@julianrichards.com>
> > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: American Experience: Ansel Adams
> >
> >
> > > Probably get some hoots about this, but I have fond feelings about
> > > Ansel, because many years ago, when I was first starting out, he
really
> > > inspired me. I was really into the landscape, and showing it in an
> > > idealized form. I'm not into that anymore, but Ansel booted me into
the
> > > whole thing.
> > >
> > > Then I was lucky enough to meet him at his 82nd birthday party, and he
> > > was such a sweet mellow guy, totally untouched by fame. It sort of
> > > cemented him in my pantheon of influences.
> > >
> > > I don't give a damn about the Sierra Club, or any of the million other
> > > parasites that have sought to use AA for their own selfish reasons.
To
> > > me he will always be that soft spoken guy from California with the
> > > amazing darkroom.
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > > Lisa Reddig wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Well here is what I already sent to John
> > > >
> > > > I only caught the last part when Ansel was over 70. And the one
thing
> I
> > > > talked to myself about (actually I was talking to the TV) was how
much
> > that
> > > > Sierra Club guy was spouting his own agenda (talking through an
> orafice
> > that
> > > > I shall not mention) and making it seem like it all came from Ansel.
> > For
> > > > all I know Adams could have been a hardcore nature conserver guy,
but
> it
> > all
> > > > sounded very Sierra Club propoganda to me. Just for the record I am
> not
> > > > fond of all the hype around Ansel, but he makes pretty pictures
don't
> > he?
> > > >
> > > > Lisa
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "John" <john@darkroompro.net>
> > > > To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> > > > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 10:48 AM
> > > > Subject: American Experience: Ansel Adams
> > > >
> > > > > For those who watched this "contribution" last night, I'm
> > > > > just wondering if you found it as lacking as I did ?
> > > > >
> > > > > To be honest I'm writing a letter to PBS essentially
> > > > > letting them know that they did Adams a great injustice in airing
> > > > > what is essentially a an advertisement for the Sierra Club.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > >
> > > > > John S. Douglas, Photographer
> > > > > http://www.darkroompro.net
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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