Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams' career in schooling began just as an effort for him to fit in somewhere. His inability to do well in public school lead to his father and aunt to tutoring him at home. Ansel had a passionate love of nature and spent time as a "keeper" at LeConte Memorial Lodge in the Yosemite Valley. In 1927 Ansel Adams made a masterpiece called the Monolith. Before this Ansel met his future wife, Virginia Best. They had two children. Ansel had an interest in music as well as photography. He could play the piano and had the intention to make music his profession before Albert Bender came into his life. Bender hugely influenced Adams' choice in career. Although Ansel's fame was huge, his income was not. He struggled to get bills paid.
The photo seen above is my favorite of Ansel's. The simple beauty found in a rose is captivating to me. The contrast in the lights and darks draw the eye in to examine more closely.

Color Composition

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Panorama

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Outside

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Portrait

 

Found Panorama

The Grand Tetons, in all their exotic splendor. I wonder where the photographer stood when he/she took these shots. Were they in the air, or on the ground. It's beautiful the way the colors of the sunset contrast with the whites and darks of the mountain.  I like it because it's beautiful and makes me see the beauty there sometimes is in life.

the Amazon Rain Forest, South America. Partly cloudy but not entirely. This photo shows the forest part and the river part of the Amazon. I like the contast between them.

clarella

I could tell you stories for hours. Stories of crazy actors, break-ups, first kisses, play rehearsals gone bad. Honestly, you would not believe what has happened in this room. My name is Carella, but no one has ever remembered that. Most people don't even know I'm here, if I'm being frank. I like my camouflage, blending into my native habitat. If They could see me, it wouldn't be any fun. I've been separated from my family since the week after I was manufactured. We stay in touch ever once in a while, but I'm alone for the most part. Maybe that's why I love to watch the psycho people. I have a unit family. For generations we have been in charge of keeping the peace against arsonists. A big job, but we have always been to handle it. The part I hate, the part I can't stand is the empty nothingness of waiting. Another reason I watch. How many times in your life has there ever been a fire, I ask you? Back to stories. I'll tell you my personal favorite one first. Boy sees girl, boy tries to act all cool, makes a fool of himself. Leans against the wall, misses and falls on his face. It's a classic I love.We had some drama today. False alarm in the smokes. that's we call our detectors. Someone hit a line doing some electrical work for construction. So the poor kids are standing outside while my pops is trying to figure out where the fire is. Needless to say he was humiliated for going off like that and we'll be talking about it for many Smokemas' to come.

Found Faces!

 

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dalia 

                                         

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