A bit of both in my case!

I recently visited the Ansel Adams exhibition in Edinburgh, where his work is displayed alongside that of the contemporary photographer Lindsay Robertson.

Both sets of images are attractive but they are very different. Adams lets the scenes speak for themselves while Robertson uses wide angle lenses, prominent foreground objects, contrast and very large prints to get more impact.

Robertson's work is more immediately eye catching, but that of Adams more beautiful, to my mind. While I was at the exhibition, I was wondering if either would still be regarded as great photographic art in 20 or 30 years time.

I was reminded of this when we had the debate about the new Fuji folder, with a majority clamouring for wider angle lenses. For the type of photography I would do with a folder, somewhere near the standard focal length would do fine.