Digital BW, The Print

This was the skill and genius of Ansel. He saw the finished print 
before making the exposure. Knowing his technique to the degree that 
he could do that is his legacy to the photographic community. Making 
it second nature prepared him for almost any scene encountered. Now I 
know some will jump on me about that statement, but it's a gift to be 
able to envision the finished print and know how to take the existing 
image as captured and turn it into the finished print with 
reproducable abilities time after time. The majority of that Zone 
System can be applied to our digital efforts as well as to film. The 
steps may differ, but they will lead us to the finished print in a 
more predictable manner than point and shoot and then rely on either 
darkroom efforts or computer software efforts to create the print. 
This is only one method we can use, but FOR ME, it is my PERSONAL 
choice.

Your friend in Photography,

Johnny




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
> Jerry - thanks for this.  The bit I found the most interesting was 
the
> amount of manipulation that went into the Moonrise print.  The 
difference
> between the contact print and final product was quite staggering.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> > From: Jerry in Houston <glewis4457@y...>
> > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:43:12 -0700 (PDT)
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [Digital BW] For You Ansel Adams Fans
> > 
> > Came across this while surfing some photo sites ....
> > nice piece
> > 
> > http://www.sfmoma.org/adams/content_web.html
> > 
> > Jerry in Houston