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Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:37 pm
by gstark
Must be time for another get together, and what better excuse than to catch up with the Ansel Adams exhibition at the Maritime Museum?

Ansel Adams – Photography from the Mountains to the Sea I'm thinking Sunday October 20 - just under 2 weeks away. Maybe lunch somewhere nearby afterwards?

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:57 pm
by Matt. K
Sounds good Gary. Looking forward to it.

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 7:45 pm
by Glen
Great idea Gary

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:25 pm
by Matt. K
Bumping this.
Is next Sunday a bad time?

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:52 pm
by gstark
Sunday is good for us.

Time?

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:44 am
by Matt. K
11.30 probably a good time for me. Meet where?

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 1:21 pm
by gstark
11:30 works for us as well.

Museum forecourt? Outside the entrance?

Or maybe under the boardwalk? Er, I mean Pyrmont Bridge. :)

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:13 am
by ozimax
T'would like to be there, but alas, alack and forsooth, I will nary be near ye old Sydney Townne on this date.

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:03 pm
by Glen
I was just about to respond in the affirmative to this and when I informed my wife she pointed out it is our wedding anniversary this weekend and she has plans. I can only hope they will match this! (assuming I am still invited to her plans!)

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:57 pm
by aim54x
Glen wrote:I was just about to respond in the affirmative to this and when I informed my wife she pointed out it is our wedding anniversary this weekend and she has plans. I can only hope they will match this! (assuming I am still invited to her plans!)


Well I am no longer free on Sunday's, but I will be free on Saturday's so if they cannot work out another time I am more than willing to meet up and catch up with you Glen and I am definitely be interested in this exhibit.

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 5:44 pm
by Matt. K
Apologies to all who attended. I Got there early and was hangin about when I got a call from an interstate visitor requiring succour at my place. I popped in for a quick look at the exhibition and left, missing Gary by mere minutes. Damn! The inconvenience of unexpected old acquaintances.
Not sure what others would think of the exhibition but to my eyes they were all very minor works apart from about 2 or 3 larger prints. Many showed their age and if posted on this forum for critic would probably receive nil replies. A few showed that Adams magic and I guess these few made the cost, ($15.00) worthwhile. Also, just being in the same room as a large number of Adam's prints had its own rewards. Would I recommend others to go and see this? Not really.
Love to hear the view of others who took the trouble to go.

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:13 pm
by aim54x
Thanks for the info Matt, I think I will try to wonder in at some point

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:50 pm
by gstark
Matt. K wrote:A few showed that Adams magic and I guess these few made the cost, ($15.00) worthwhile.


Absolutely.

What was interesting to me was the notable differences that were evident in his work, pre- and post- zone system. This, of course, is one of Adams' legacies to us, and it's quite evident the effect that it had on his work.

For me, there were a few other personal connections as well: when I lived in California, I lived fairly close to Yosemite, and many of the works on display were shot there, and the recognition of the familiar (to me) landmarks helped create a bond to those images.

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 2:42 pm
by biggerry
a shame I missed it, looks like a good outing.

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:36 pm
by aim54x
biggerry wrote:a shame I missed it, looks like a good outing.


I'm going to try to get in there this Saturday if your interested

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:40 pm
by biggerry
aim54x wrote:
biggerry wrote:a shame I missed it, looks like a good outing.


I'm going to try to get in there this Saturday if your interested


if i do go it will be with chaos, reckon you could handle another few hours ;)

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 11:40 pm
by surenj
Gerry, I am guessing that you have become one with the chaos (Version 1) these days? :wink:

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:52 am
by aim54x
biggerry wrote:
aim54x wrote:
biggerry wrote:a shame I missed it, looks like a good outing.


I'm going to try to get in there this Saturday if your interested


if i do go it will be with chaos, reckon you could handle another few hours ;)


Chaos was sedate compared to some of the horrors I have had to deal with....I am semi-teaching in the morning from about 10am so maybe after midday?

Re: Ansel Adams Minimeet

PostPosted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:16 pm
by biggerry
surenj wrote:Gerry, I am guessing that you have become one with the chaos (Version 1) these days? :wink:


me and chaos rock, we do the zoo almost weekly, smash parks on a daily basis, create havoc at ballet, drop bombs at the pool, have play dates and in our spare time look after tickles :)

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The many Faces of Chaos by Gerard Blacklock, on Flickr

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Chaos v Snails by Gerard Blacklock, on Flickr


aim54x wrote:Chaos was sedate compared to some of the horrors I have had to deal with....I am semi-teaching in the morning from about 10am so maybe after midday?


in the afternoon is a real possibility