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Old 29-07-10, 13:04
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Originally Posted by Alex1994 View Post
Rather cheap for fine art actually.
If you've even seen a "straight print" of an Adams negative, you'd realise his real genius was in the darkroom, not so much as a photographer.

I saw a major exhibition of his at the Boston MoMA many years ago. There was a separate side exhibition of his darkroom prowess and what a straight print looked like before he worked his magic. It really brought home that he was a good, but not exceptional photographer, an absolute genious in the darkroom though.

Having a box of negs will not create magic without a whole lot of other skills.
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