Hi everyone....freezing my ass off in Montana surfing using a 28.8k modem....weeeeeee! Ansel Adams is my personal photographic Hero...Slynky, I know A LOT of people who don't really care for Ansels work...or landscape photography for that matter....oh well each to his/her own.....It's a broad field out there. Galen Rowell is also extremely talented....used to be an auto mechanic. I had the pleasure of meeting him a few summers ago. Very nice and VERY helpful. Got myself a signed copy of "Mountain Light" and a full days worth of tips, techniques, and other helpful information. He produces,IMO, some of the most dramatic 35mm color landscapes out there. I reccommend checking out his work, if you ever get the chance. Oh yeah...Ansel wasn't just a landscape photographer....he has taken some really nice portraits too. And his work from the Manzanar Japanese relocation camp during the war are VERY powerful. Check out John Sexton too.