Review Of Ansel Adams 'Painting From His Lens To My Soul'

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ART 199 Karmin Godina May 8, 2013 From His Lens to My Soul Never before had I thought of a photograph as art until I was introduced to a photograph taken by Ansel Adams. I found myself standing in front the framed piece for quite some time enjoying every aspect of the picture. It was his famous photo of Bridalveil Fall at Yosemite National Park. I knew at that moment that I was going to take it home. When I got home I did some research on the internet and found that overall most of his work was done in black and white, and that most of his work was of nature. I used to view the world as what it looked like. For example a river was just running water that flowed over rocks and a mountain was just in my way of seeing the other side. Flowers…show more content…
The tree leaves start to change their color. Green’s turn to brilliant purples, reds, oranges, and yellows, a canvas of its own. If I could I would just sit there and watch it for days. When the snow comes it leaves beautiful untouched icicles hanging on the empty limbs of trees. A picture perfect beauty. Much like Ansel, nature is therapeutic to me. When I am in a foul mood the best thing for me to do is to go to the river, lake, park or just take a walk, taking in the natural beauty that surrounds me and just breathe. It calms me down and makes me feel better. Although I would not have agreed with this statement ten years ago. I started growing plants and flowers as to change the scenery in my own front yard. It is constantly changing much like the natural landscapes of earth. I can be at home and walk out in my front yard to see a flower bud starting to open, camera in hand, and take a few photos of it every day. This way I can look back at the beginning stage of the bloom to an opened up…show more content…
I would love to travel to Kansas and snap photos of a tornado forming a funnel cloud all the way to a full blown mile wide tunnel of wind throwing debris from the ground to the sky. Capturing all the devastation it left behind. A hurricane (in black and white) would be awesome to photograph as well. The seas as they change with growing waves, and the wind tearing the street signs out of the ground, rooftops being ripped off of homes and businesses. Yes it is devastating but it also is emotional and I incorporate photographic art with emotion. It is a statement, something not only shown but a story behind it. I had never felt emotion from any form of art until I opened my mind, stopped judging and started listening. I know a photograph has no speech or musical soundtrack, but when I listened to what Bridalveil Fall had to say to me, my whole life changed at that very moment. Now I have three Ansel Adams, and one Jeffrey Scott photographs in my collection and one day I will have one, if not many, of my

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