Digital BW, The Print

From what I recall in my reading about Weston, that he did enlarge 
his smaller negatives.  Keep in mind that 4x5 was considered 
somewhat of a smaller format early in Westons career.  I believe he 
used 4x5 and 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 for portraits, clouds and perhaps some 
nudes.  Seems like I may even remember seeing an enlarger in a 
picture I saw of his darkroom.  I'm sure he never enlarged his 
8x10's.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > For a short period around 1933 he used a 4x5 camera (which I 
guess is the
> > "SLR" you're talking about) ...
> 
> I still have a working Graflex 4x5 SLR.  Current SLR owners don't 
know what
> mirror bounce and shutter lag are.  When I was a kid (in Glendale) 
I stuck
> an enlarging lens on it and used it as a close-up camera.  It's a 
neat
> relic. 
> 
> > Ansel Adams in his essay titled "Edward Weston" said:
> > 
> > "He reduced his mechanics to a minimum...
> >  no enlarger, ...
> 
> About 2 years ago the L.A. Central Library had an exhibit of the 
Getty's
> Edward Weston collection.  I'm almost sure there were 
enlargements -- prints
> over 8 x 10 -- in that exhibition that were claimed to be 
originals by
> Edward.  I recall being surprised at the time because I had always 
thought
> of him as a contact printer.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com