I Bought It!

Just recently I talked about this big, beautiful, B&W image of Yosemite Valley that I saw at the VP Gallery in Milwaukee on Gallery Night. The cool thing about this image is that I knew the photographer, Tom Ferderbar, and it was made in 1958 when he attended an Ansel Adams workshop ( was one then!). And when you photographed with Ansel, it was with a big 'ole 8 x 10 camera! So this image, sized at about 3 feet by 2.5 feet, just screams with detail

The sharpness of the conifers and the rock faces is amazing! Makes our big, double-digit megapixel digital cameras look like Kodak instamatics! Tom's done a wonderful job of not only preserving his 8 x 10 negative but scanning and producing such a marvelous print of a magnificent scene! When I saw it I realized the historic value of the image and I so wanted it because of Tom's longstanding commitment to his craft and attention to details. His Milwaukee commercial photography studio enjoyed a long, respected history of excellence!

So, I bought it! What a great thing it is when a photographer purchases the work of other photographers! The framed version, with museum glass to make it look like there's nothing between my eye and the image, will hang in our newly updated kitchen against a sage green wall. So now, I can go to Yosemite Valley everyday! Thanks Tom for making such a beautiful image!