The Decisive Moment

Ansel Adams is one of my all time favourite photographic heroes. He was truly a master of light and (although completely the opposite to how I enjoy taking photographs) his incredibly detailed, scientific approach to the craft was nothing short of genius.

I often spend hours studying his photographs and love to read about how he achieved his awe inspiring photos.

I can’t tell you how excited I am to have found an interactive presentation of a selection of his Yosemite photographs with narration supplied by his former assistant Andrea Stillman. It’s enlightening, very entertaining and if you’re even the slightest bit interested in Ansel’s work you should head on over and take a look:

Ansel Adams’s Yosemite - by The New York Times.

Fancy a break from the daily grind? Well, if your feeling a little creative and have an hour or two spare head on over to http://pro.corbis.com/creative/readycam for some pinhole photography fun courtesy of Crobis.

There are several designs and they’re all free. Simply print out your favourite and glue it together.

Smashing!

I have been swapping a few emails with my new buddy overseas, Dražen Štader, since he commented on one of the articles here on TDM. As you do, I followed Dražen’s link to his website and took a look around. Now, I have to say (sorry, mate) his site is not the easiest to navigate, but I found this little essay entitled “New York Twins” and I really like it.

There’s really not much more I can say, except take a look and see what you think.