tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post7445928221811653141..comments2023-08-20T05:06:10.517-04:00Comments on The Year in Pictures: Spirit WestThe Year in Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03523797971986864363noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-8169057141033553062009-06-08T01:17:47.240-04:002009-06-08T01:17:47.240-04:00Very cool pictures. They remind me of buildings m...Very cool pictures. They remind me of buildings my children used to build out of playdoh: not quite square and not quite round, and growing out from the tabletop.<br /><br />Thanks.Letterpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983311236791267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-862215044092467612009-06-02T16:43:18.754-04:002009-06-02T16:43:18.754-04:00If you love this church you must see Debra Bloomfi...If you love this church you must see Debra Bloomfield's book "Four Corners" beautiful modern photos of it that I believe add much to the history of photos of this building.Yetidanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16343501385062759633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-20939149981663074472009-06-02T13:51:57.664-04:002009-06-02T13:51:57.664-04:00Impossible for me to say, honestly. All three bui...Impossible for me to say, honestly. All three build upon each other. Adams provides a context and contrast between the earth still on the ground, the earth of the building and the sky. Gilpin's feels the most like a 'building' a imagine people coming in and out I have expect to see someone in the frame. And Strand's presents the magic and emotion I expect you would feel being the buildings presence. <br /><br />I can see why it is your favorite building in the world. <br /><br />http://idiadega.blogspot.com/Tereneh Idia https://www.blogger.com/profile/13760822322613077364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-68329521453348555812009-06-02T03:10:12.955-04:002009-06-02T03:10:12.955-04:00Paul Strand
So beautiful, the church, the sky
Mil...Paul Strand<br /><br />So beautiful, the church, the sky<br />Million kinds of gray<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />www.mazal2009eng.blogspot.comMazal Shoofan Shabanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647950364770457292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-6460787669133407882009-06-01T21:03:24.111-04:002009-06-01T21:03:24.111-04:00I say Adams' because waiting for the shadow to...I say Adams' because waiting for the shadow to fall perfectly diagonally on the left wall is what you call patience.Silenciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387362055121939785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-12987670518227575102009-06-01T14:32:51.577-04:002009-06-01T14:32:51.577-04:00I like the way Gilpin uses the bridge? to the righ...I like the way Gilpin uses the bridge? to the right to create more possibilities. Is there more? Is there hope?chookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955915096284183271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-77991691579244742192009-06-01T13:34:39.594-04:002009-06-01T13:34:39.594-04:00They are all interesting, but Adams is extraordina...They are all interesting, but Adams is extraordinary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-12662968055441133292009-06-01T11:54:02.293-04:002009-06-01T11:54:02.293-04:00I go with the Adams because it seems the most desc...I go with the Adams because it seems the most descriptive of the three. The other two are brilliant also but put the church at some remove. The Adams lets me run my hands over the surface of the stucco.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-75940206282234465032009-06-01T11:08:36.216-04:002009-06-01T11:08:36.216-04:00Strand's.....
I would LOVE to see the inside of t...Strand's.....<br /><br />I would LOVE to see the inside of this church ....!giggleshttp://witsandwiggles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-50135800512438168902009-06-01T11:00:02.382-04:002009-06-01T11:00:02.382-04:00It's tough to fully judge these on the internetz. ...It's tough to fully judge these on the internetz. The Strand image looks much better to me in his Aperture Master's of Photography monograph than it does here, but I still say the Ansel Adams image is the best of the three.Christopher Paquettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059036599070455568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-28781198614518660502009-06-01T10:52:29.341-04:002009-06-01T10:52:29.341-04:00I love Adams's composition but Strand's cloudy sky...I love Adams's composition but Strand's cloudy sky. I can't decide between the two.<br /><br />I could have sworn I'd seen a Pual Caponigro image of the church, but my Google search didn't turn it up.Joe Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741278269759513642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-40932956263739138512009-06-01T10:49:55.563-04:002009-06-01T10:49:55.563-04:00I love the Paul Strand, simply because with the li...I love the Paul Strand, simply because with the light in his photo you can see the curves of the building best. It reminds me, in the best way possible, of a thumbprint peanut butter cookie. I hope that doesn't sound too silly.Caillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012941345172969713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-52733585771716637182009-06-01T10:24:47.086-04:002009-06-01T10:24:47.086-04:00The architectural simplicity is beautiful. Brings ...The architectural simplicity is beautiful. Brings calmness to my mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-91609867151207901552009-06-01T10:18:22.138-04:002009-06-01T10:18:22.138-04:00I've never seen the church in person, but as a sta...I've never seen the church in person, but as a stand-alone photograph the Gilpin really does it for me. I love the strong shadows, you can just feel the desert heat radiating out of the photo.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00886164544154327492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-17347118517783852702009-06-01T10:00:10.040-04:002009-06-01T10:00:10.040-04:00Adams'. By far. Although Strand's sky makes it int...Adams'. By far. Although Strand's sky makes it interesting, the softness and roundness and 'out-of-the-earthness' is stricking in Adams' shot.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935173503694330447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-18591138187443097592009-06-01T09:39:22.059-04:002009-06-01T09:39:22.059-04:00This is the first time I've seen images of the chu...This is the first time I've seen images of the church and the Adams photo is the one with which I'm most taken. It brings out the curves of the building beautifully and makes it seem most like a pottery object as you mentioned but it also seems to possess some kind of store of energy that it is waiting for the right moment to release like some cubist elephant's foot in the dustthe anecdotalistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-73972024836200088572009-06-01T09:18:27.720-04:002009-06-01T09:18:27.720-04:00Of these three images, only the Ansel Adams captur...Of these three images, only the Ansel Adams captures the soft, flowing forms of the church as I remember it from my visit several decades ago.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412033978642026623noreply@blogger.com