Re: Cropping JBWX's fabulous rotary photo . . .

Olaf Rasmussen Wrote:
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> Most of the time I am a fan of "Little Trains in
> Big Country", but I think that Roosso's tighter
> cropping of John West's fabulous photo makes
> it even more dramatic.  So for making a frame-
> able 11x14 print, I too would make this a primo
> choice – it says it all for that fantastic day.

Johnson Barr Wrote:
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> HHHmmm, I don't know, Olaf -
>
> Roosso cropping a JBWX photo seems kind of
> presumptuous to me, although perhaps not too
> surprising, as he once claimed that Stone Brew-
> ing Company's "Arrogant Bastard" dark ale was
> named after himself.  Next thing you know, he'll
> be cropping one of Ansel Addams' best-known
> masterpieces . . .


Already been there and done that, Willie -

I chopped at least an inch, maybe 1½ inches, off the bottom of a copy of 'Moonrise over Hernandez, New Mexico' several years ago, and not just to make it fit in an 11×14 mat . . .

BTW, it's Ansel Adams, with just one 'd'.  Charles Addams (two 'd's) is the creator of one of my favorite characters, 'Uncle Fester Addams', whom I portrayed quite successfully (IMHO) several years ago while undergoing chemotherapy during the Hallowe'en season.  I'm going to send an 8×10 copy of this one to Olaf as a thank-you for his nice comment (above) and one to Roger for putting me up at THE (Shamrock) HOTEL all those years:


And since you mentioned both John West and Ansel Adams in the same post, I feel compelled to post a link to another of my favorite JBWX photos — one that could have been taken by Adams if he were a (gasp!) foamer railfan:  see [chasingtrains.smugmug.com].

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/09/2020 11:25AM by Russo Loco.