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Ansel Adams tripod location

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 2:28 pm
by freestone
Any members know where Ansel set up for this picture of Clarence King?

Image

Re: Ansel Adams tripod location

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:02 pm
by SSSdave
Not by some sort of known information. But a few minutes looking at the topo and GE narrows it to noname lake A or B or pond C. And I like the latter. In any case once at that area checking all 3 out would be a short stroll. These are waters I was supposed to have visited last summer but ended up spending 3 days near Bullfrog instead because of the foul weather. Have a lot of unfinished business west of KP.

David
http://www.davidsenesac.com/2015_Trip_C ... les-0.html

Re: Ansel Adams tripod location

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:01 am
by freestone
Thanks for your response David. Are you referencing a map showing the lakes and pond you mentioned? I was thinking there might be a group out there somewhere on the web that plotted his better known Sierra locations, but so far, nothing has come up on my Google searches.

Re: Ansel Adams tripod location

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:42 am
by SSSdave
Could be something else on the web but I would be surprised beyond piecemeal comments on specific well-known images Ansel captured. For a topographic map savvy photographer, figuring out approximate locations images were taken is often rather trivial when known peaks are in backgrounds with distant middle ground elements that then allows drawing a line to the source. If the rather small image posted was larger I could easily id which of the 3 bodies of water is the one.