05-27-2017, 05:23 PM
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D@le Irv*n
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Ontario, Canada.
Posts: 6,696
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 71buc
Thanks Ben, Banos took some beautiful photos. I was torn about this one. Banos, who served as the Pirates team photographer for many years died 5 years ago. For obvious reasons I love his work. This photo originates from negatives owned by the Roberto Clemente museum. I was told that only a handful of this image were printed from the original Banos negative. I have other signed Banos images. This one lacks that distinction. Nonetheless, it is a large photo printed on museum quality archival photo paper. Prior to purchasing it I communicated with a photo expert I respect. He said that this was more of an art purchase than a collectible news photo. I love the beauty of the image and decided to pull the trigger based on my love of the image's subject and the quality/beauty of the image. Nonetheless, this serves as a reminder to buy what I love not what is necessarily considered as an investment.
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That IS a great picture!
Congrats.
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