The reason I chose this photo was because the artistry of the driftwood and the texture of the flower made this a realyl dramatic piece. I felt that this particular photo evoked a feeling of hope, or emerging beauty. I felt that this was my favorite of Ansel Adams photos because the way he made the flower the object of attention yet he focuses on the maze of lines emerging from the drift wood
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Adams was an open minded and patient man. He would wait and wait till
the most perfect shot would find him. On February 20th, 1902 he was born
and was named after his uncle, Ansel Easton. His youth was a
comfortable one where he lived with his upper-class parents Charles
Hitchcock Adams and Olive Bray Adams. In his early youth Ansel was prone
to illness and hypochondria, yet growing up adventurous and very intent
on nature. His early education was mainly self taught or was sent to
study exhibits by his father. For many years after his schooling Ansel
was a fierce musician. He played the piano and was his intended
occupation till he decided to give it up for photography. In 1927 when
he was still young and spry, climbed the hills at Yosemite national park
and took his first monolith photo, The Face of Half Dome. He was later
stated to have said "I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water,
air and soil, people and their future and their fate." With this
philosophy he believed that he was too bring out the beauty with either
music or photography and hopefully bring them to the same calling. Sadly
this fantastic man died April 22, 1984. |
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