Parking Fine

"A fine print has been generally assumed to have a full range of values, clear delineation of form and texture, and a satisfactory print “color”. But what a catastrophe it would be if all photographs only met these criteria! True, a note of pure white or solid black can serve as a “key” to other values, and an image that needs these key values will feel weak without them. But there is no reason why they must be included in all images, any more than a composition for the piano must include the full range of the eighty-eight notes of the keyboard. Marvellous effects are possible within a close and subtle range of values."

Ansel Easton Adams (1902 – 1984)