Happy Birthday Ansel Adams

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

Ansel Adams was born on this date in 1902. He visited the Big Island in 1956-1957, as well as Oahu, Maui, Molokai, and left us with a treasure trove of photographs.

Pool in lava rock along the Kona Coast:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection...593?rpp=30&pg=1&ft=ansel+easton+adams&pos=12

Lava flow with Mauna Loa in background:
http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/3aa/3aa230.htm

“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.”
- Ansel Adams

[Rob Tucker]

A birthday worth celebrating.

I was fortunate to have had him guest teach two of my photography classes in the 1960's. My photography teacher was a student of his.
It was some years later I fully realized how fortunate I was.

The big lesson I recall from Adams was: "I don't care if you ever take a decent photograph. But I do hope you learn to look at the world around you."

[dan d]

I concur. His winter pics of the beautifull Yosemite scenery will always be in my memory. I have been lucky enough to see it in all its winter and summer splendor. I prefer the winter lol
Aloha


HPP

[SBH]

That is an amazing story Rob! Love Ansel Adams and love going to his gallery in Yosemite. How many people can say they were a photography student of Ansel Adams?

I wanted to photograph the eruption of our lifetime this past summer, but being respectful of Leilani residents and County orders to stay away I never had the opportunity without risking a fine or arrest even though I could see the glow from my house and hear the fissures.