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The photographer I chose to look at this week was Ansel Adams. I chose to review his work because I have been to a lot of the places that he chose to photograph and the way he is able to manipulate the camera fascinates me. In the lower photograph the Snake river is shown in Yellowstone National Park. I visited the park at the turn of the seasons in early October and what I saw is nothing compared to the photograph. Using a black and white color scheme Adams is able to focus on the landscape without the normal distractions in a colored photograph. For instance, the viewer does not notice that there is a gap in the trees or that the majority of the greenery is brown. All of this potential negative space is taken out of the picture. Another reason this black and white color scheme works in Adams’s favor is that the tree in the top photo seems to look timeless, like it has lived forever. The discoloration in the tree is not evident and the intertwined branches give it an ago old feel. He is also able to manipulate the light in his photography. He is able to show how beams of light shine through the sky and through some of the objects in his work, changing the saturation of the objects. This is present in the majority of Ansel Adams’ work.
