Just for a bit of fun does anyone know....

[janzman]

....who my avatar is....clue American 1902-1984...

[ABerrant]

Ansel Easton Adams

[tenrec]

Yep, i GOOGLED it, sorry.

[janzman]

Well there you go, that simple ...a hero of mine, utterly brillient photographer thanks

[janzman]

Nothing better than this....
http://www.masters-of...inter_storm_full.html

[Buenchico]

Try as I might, I can never see anything that special about AA's landscapes.

I'd much rather see people in photographs, such as those of Henri Cartier-Bresson or Robert Doisneau. (Some of Martin Parr's work is also stunning)

[237SJ]

Ansel Adams was fab.

[janzman]

I believe thats the point of AA he never photographed people only landscapes and only ever in black and white....its the use of filters I wish I could understand and replicate

[237SJ]

Did he use filters when he photographed landscapes or did he just get the results in the darkroom? Would filters make any difference in B&W?

[janzman]

Much of the end results would have down to the darkroom but initial filtration was paramount especially with clouds

[237SJ]

Would that just be polarisers/uv/skylight filters?