A question of ethics.

[chris_patti1]

Regarding Adams & O'Sullivan: Adams' comments on the similarity

between his and O'Sullivan's White House Ruin photographs were

inconsistent over the years. In the Examples book he either strongly

suggests or states outright (sorry, I don't have the references at

hand at the moment) that he only remembered the O'Sullivan photograph

after printing his negative, some weeks or months after making it.

In the published collection of his letters, however, there is a

letter to Buemont Newhall (I believe) written within days of Adams'

visit to Canyon de Chelly in which he makes clear that he had the

O'Sullivan picture in mind when he made the image and was trying to

duplicate it.

[andrea_milano3]

Well it seems that answering this posting is a bit like two

photographers taking pictures from the same place...... .

 

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We all answer the question, some of us perhaps give the same

answer which somebody else did, yet, each answer matters to

at least two people, the one who posted the question and the

one who is answering, to say nothing about all those who so

patiently read all these answers.

 

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If anybody makes a point of being "Original" it would be like

saying that playing classical music is unethical because you

offer an interpretation which might be kind of like (but not

exactly....) the one anybodyelse would offer while interpreting the

same piece.

 

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Most of us like doing what we do and we might engage

ourselves in the interpretation of classics without having to

bother about those who are merely Bullies.

 

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Bully-ism is very common everywhere, photography hasn't only

Gentlemen and Dames among its followers and some of us

might have been the nasty school Bully who has ruined your

youth and in some sad cases , your life.

 

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This site has, unfortunately ,some followers who like picking on

other people. Any posting is scrutinized and where some can hit

hard...... they do it. It is a low blow to hit on somebody's

language or typing skills.

However, I'd quote and try to translate the Italian Bard, Dante

Alighieri, who wrote : " Take no notice of them, just look .....and

walk on"

[david_clark4]

Hi Nigel, well, I caught the Adam's photo at the Eastman House show

this summer, and it was inspired by the previous photograph, and as I

remember, Eastman hung both prints side by side. It was a great show.

I think you would have enjoyed it. I remember once I shot this scene

on the Columbia near Vantage, WA. I showed it to a friend, and his

response was something to the effect, did I notice all the tripod

marks on the ground at that point. Turns out it was one of the most

photographed vistas in the region. Does that mean I'm going to drive

past it? I don't think so. Best, David

[andrey_belo]

Drop the egos.Find positive and constructive critics of your work and

refrain from airing your petty grievances here.