Robert Adams Emulation_Evan

According to Wikipedia, Robert Adams dealt with a movement termed the “New Topographies” ; much of those involved that movement like Stephen Shore where straying away from images, or postmodern pursuits. I identify with Adams, in that he trying to capture something that deals with a moment beyond temporary qualities, something that is close to home and not constructed through image based associations or lending from constructed works or aesthetics, though this is not entirely true concerning aesthetics, it rest heavily on modern modes of thinking. I love how nature is captured which is toned down from an overtly extreme realism as in Ansel Adams. As well Robert Adams focus seems to be of the putrid sublime, or the eroding qualities of nature due to man and not by nature. Such qualities are shown in his works in dried American landscapes that contain remnants of construction vehicles demolishing landscape quietly, and of aboriginal American landscapes that have been untouched buildings. I am drawn by his method in capturing scenes, which seems to be without retouching or burning, it seems to provide a realism that mocks the eye in a conventional way, as a sort of institutional photography. It seems the issue Adams tends to deal with are the everlasting nature of nature existing; a sort of paradox, and containing irony because how can man destroy nature and though man has destroyed nature it still exists. I believe contemporary culture strays away from this sort of work, because of the lack of conditioned beauty and aesthetics, but providing not necessarily a realism; but a subjective response to an environment similarly how Whitman did in poetry.
Roll 1 Robert Adams “35mm Warehouses landscapes”

1. 125 f4
2. 125 f5.6
3 125 f2.8
4. 125 f4
5. 125 f5.6
6 125 f2.8
7. 125 f4
8. 125 f5.6
9 125 f2.8
10. 125 f4
11. 125 f5.6
12. 125 f2.8
13. 60 f4
14. 60 f5.6
15. 60 f2.8
16. 60 f4
17. 60 f5.6
18. 60 f2.8
19. 30 f4
20. 30 f5.6
21 30 f2.8
22. 30 f4
23. 30 f5.6
24. 30 f2.8

Roll 2 “Cafe HOLGA”
1. portrait mode
2. portrait mode
3. portrait mode
4. portrait mode
5. portrait mode
6. portrait mode
7. portrait mode
8. portrait mode
9. portrait mode
10. portrait mode
11. portrait mode
12. portrait mode

1. Robert Adams Emulation and Some Stieglitz Hasseblad
1. 125 f4
2. 125 f5.6
3. 125 f2.8
4. 125 f4
5. 125 f5.6
6. 125 f4
7. 125 f5.6
8. 60 f4
9. 60 f4
10. 60 f5.6
11. 60 f4
12. 60 f4/2.8
13. 60 f4
14. 60 f4/2.8
15. 60 f8
16. 60 f5.6

2.. Robert Adams Emulation Hasseblad shots of Industrial landscapes
1. 250 f5.6
2. 250 f8
3. 250 f4
4. 250 f4
5. 250 f8
6. 250 f5.6
7. 250 f2.8
8. 250 f2.8
9. 250 f4
10. 250 f5.6
11. 250 f4
12. 250 f4/2.8
13. 60 f4
14. 60 f4/2.8
15. 250 f16
16. 250 f5.6
17. 30 f4
18. 30 f2.8
19. 30 f4/2.8
20. 30 f4/2.8