Ansel Easton Adams was born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, and died on April 22, 1984 in Monterey. He was best known for his black and white photographs of the Yosemite Valley. Adams received a Doctor of Arts at both Harvard and Yale Universities. His job in the Sierra Club as a custodian greatly increased his success as a photographer. His photos were first used to protect the environment from destructive projects. In 1927, at the age of 25, Ansel Adams started work on his first portfolio called, "Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras". With generous sponsorship from a man named Albert Bender, his portfolio was successful. In 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger conducted Adams in the California Hall of Fame.
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I think this is a cool Ansel Adams photograph. When I first saw it I almost thought it was a painting, in the way that it was much different than some of the other photographs I was looking through. Unlike many of his shots, this one much more close up and not a "grand landscape" or wide and big view shot. In this Ansel Adams photograph, the emphasis is on the rose and there is also rule of thirds present as well as strong value. I like the wood pattern in the background which is a good contrast compared to the softness of the rose.
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