29 December 2012
Photography from the Mountains to the Sea - Ansel Adams is the most popular and arguably the most influential photographer in American history. His photographic landscapes are beautiful, raw and powerful. Nature in all her wonderful glory!
We have just enjoyed this amazingly beautiful exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. The underground gallery space is perfect for this retrospective... dark, moody and magnificent! Small early studies are shown against ground-breaking photographic murals, each almost three meters in height. This is a rich collection of works that brings together Adams's most powerful and striking pictures of water in all its forms, from awe-inspiring images of epic seascapes, dramatic rapids and geysers, to crashing waterfalls, placid ponds, raging rivers and beautiful ice-locked landscapes.
Ansel Adams (1902 – 1984) was an American photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white nature photographs of the American West, especially in Yosemite National Park.
With Fred Archer, Adams developed the Zone System as a way to determine proper exposure and adjust the contrast of the final print. The resulting clarity and depth characterized his photographs and the work of those to whom he taught the system. Adams primarily used large-format cameras despite their size, weight, setup time, and film cost, because their high resolution helped ensure sharpness in his images.
We have just enjoyed this amazingly beautiful exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. The underground gallery space is perfect for this retrospective... dark, moody and magnificent! Small early studies are shown against ground-breaking photographic murals, each almost three meters in height. This is a rich collection of works that brings together Adams's most powerful and striking pictures of water in all its forms, from awe-inspiring images of epic seascapes, dramatic rapids and geysers, to crashing waterfalls, placid ponds, raging rivers and beautiful ice-locked landscapes.
Half Dome, Merced River, Winter
With Fred Archer, Adams developed the Zone System as a way to determine proper exposure and adjust the contrast of the final print. The resulting clarity and depth characterized his photographs and the work of those to whom he taught the system. Adams primarily used large-format cameras despite their size, weight, setup time, and film cost, because their high resolution helped ensure sharpness in his images.
Yosemite Valley clearing Storm
