[rollei_list] Re: [OT] film vs digital

Eric, I regret you did not get the irony in my
message, I only meant the issues about art, fine arts,
masterpices, etcetera are very wide.
BTW I agree with you about the real cause for the
price, according some comments in the web it was the
rarity of the print.-

All the best
Carlos


--- Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> escribió:

> I think a more plausible explanation is the rarity
> of the print, not
> its artistic merits. There are three major printings
> of that image,
> and some are much more scarce than others. You won't
> get a roomful of
> Adams scholars to agree on which is more
> beautiful...
> 
> Eric Goldstein
> 
> --
> 
> On 7/24/07, Carlos Manuel Freaza
> <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Last October Sotheby's NYC sold a  "Moonrise,
> > Hernandez, New Mexico" rare print by Ansel Adams
> for
> > $609,600, the price for some previous auctions
> about
> > the picture did not reach $100,000.  The price
> > difference happened because for the last auction
> the
> > image composition was improved , the moon got a
> > strange bright and an UFO appeared as rising from
> the
> > distant mountains, suddenly  a subtle mist covered
> the
> > little town adding more grays for the tonal range
> and
> > there was a slight correction for the original
> > exposure, Ansel only resurrected to sign the new
> print
> > and it reached $609,600.
> > Other auction site sold a B&W print about an
> enormous
> > castle made from toothpicks, it was curious the
> fact
> > they could sell the B&W print but they couldn't
> sell
> > the real castle made from toothpicks because there
> was
> > no interest, it seems only the print was
> considered
> > valuable art because the photographer captured the
> > toothpicks tonal variations very well and the
> print
> > texture was impressive thanks to the moderated
> grain;
> > looking the real castle made from toothpicks you
> can
> > see the true masterpiece is the real castle, but
> it
> > looked more impressive in the print due to the
> means
> > used to reproduce the castle.
> > Art, an art masterpiece are terms wide too much to
> > write about them in depth in a mail list dedicated
> to
> > Rollei cameras and chemical photography (at least
> I
> > think it), sometimes there are interpretations
> quick
> > and light too much .
> >
> > Carlos
> >
> > --- Neil Gould <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > > Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:00:32 -0400
> > > > From: Michael Eric Berube <pj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > While I'm an unrepentant Capitalist, I find
> that
> > > defining the 'worth'
> > > > of 'art' merely by the price tag is a sad
> effort.
> > > > Sad too is the defining of art by the medium.
> \
> > > >
> > > (rest of excellent commentary snipped for
> brevity)
> > >
> > > Thank you! I completely agree with your
> viewpoint
> > > regarding how images
> > > might achieve the status of art.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Neil
> > >
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