Ansel Adams 1902 1984
Adams is a landscape photographer and didn't really get started until the late 30s, when he joined the photography group Imogen. I'm looking at Ansel Adams photos for inspiration and to get an idea of what makes a good landscape photograph. For my final photographs I'm wanting to photograph the rural to urban landscape of the Borders.
Mount Williamson.
What intrigues me about this photo, is how he has used depth and closeness. The angle in which the photo was taken allows you to see the rocks and the distance between you and the hills. The lighting of this photo sets the scene of a warm dusty day. I like the way the lights are beaming down making patches of the photograph look faded.
I like this photograph because of how he has captured the mirror image of the mountain in the lake. I think it's clever how he's got a white line splitting the photo in two. Adams photographs are in black-and-white due to the type of camera he used and although the images are in black-and-white there isn't an overwhelming look of grey about them and they still have a sense of what colours should be there.
I picked this photograph because I like how he uses the river to draw your eye into the photo, bringing your attention to the hills. The fact that the river looks white gives a nice contrast between itself and the land.
Mount Williamson.
What intrigues me about this photo, is how he has used depth and closeness. The angle in which the photo was taken allows you to see the rocks and the distance between you and the hills. The lighting of this photo sets the scene of a warm dusty day. I like the way the lights are beaming down making patches of the photograph look faded.
I like this photograph because of how he has captured the mirror image of the mountain in the lake. I think it's clever how he's got a white line splitting the photo in two. Adams photographs are in black-and-white due to the type of camera he used and although the images are in black-and-white there isn't an overwhelming look of grey about them and they still have a sense of what colours should be there.
I picked this photograph because I like how he uses the river to draw your eye into the photo, bringing your attention to the hills. The fact that the river looks white gives a nice contrast between itself and the land.
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