Ansel Adams: Canyon de Chelly: Black and White

           Ansel Adams is perhaps one of the most famous and notorious photographers of America. He was born   on Feb. 20 1902  in San Francisco, California  to his parents Charles Hitchcock Adams and Olive Bray. Throughout his childhood Adams struggled with his shyness, hyperactivity, and his dyslexia so his education at a public school   was a struggle for him and his family, so he enrolled in private school were he earned a legitimizing diploma. Though with Adam's uniqueness and problems he found comfort in nature and later taught himself how to play the piano and read the music to do so. His primary occupation before photography was playing the piano for a living. He felt passionate about his piano and music career and by beginning to take pictures with his Kodak No. 1 Box Brownie that his parents gave him he felt that same amount of passion for photography. One of his most popular photos Monolith, The Face of Half Dome taken in 1927 shows a icy peak covered in snow. Another one of his photos Cayon de Chelly intrigued me, it shows almost the reverse of the famous 1927 picture, showing a beautiful dry desert canon. The reason I chose to post this picture is it's overall beauty. The image is very clear and was captured very well. The different shadows and shading of the photo gives a wonderful depth to the picture. The flowing river is very good and the difference in texture compared to the rigid cliffs is spectacular. Ansel Adams was clearly a brilliant photographer.

Color Composition: Rainbow

                                                                      RED

                                                                     ORANGE

                                                                       YELLOW

                                                                         GREEN

                                                                            BLUE

VIOLET

Shutter Speed

Fast Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

                                                                   Aperture

Paranamic: Found Face

I was trying to capture the rain water dropping into this puddle, and after a couple tries I did! I love how the raindrop looks, and it was not until Mr. Reynoso pointed it out, that I realized it looks like an alligator. :)

Panaramic Pictures

                                                                    Inside   

                                                             Outside

                                                                  Portrait

                                                             Creative

                 This picture interested me because of its rich natural colors. The contrast of  the white mountain and the dark greens of the conifers is great. The reflection of the mountain is wonderful, and very clear. In a way it's like I can smell the pine and fresh air. This picture is fantastic.

                 I like this picture. Though it is also in nature, it has a completely different mood or feel, it is almost eerie in a way. The rich but muted colors as very intestering. The texture shows from the clouds is brilliant and the sunset is great. Also there is a sense of Rule of Thirds with the classic beach tower. This is a great picture.

Found Faces

     There once was a family of five brother, five very different brothers, but brothers all the same. The first is named Brutus, he is the biggest of the five and has a deep, booming voice. Brutus owns a small hardware store. He is steer and mature. Brutus enjoys mowing the lawn, spending time with his wife Brunhilde and his three child Bruce, Bertha, and Beatrice, and playing chess to outwit his brothers. The second brother, Lenny, on the other hand is nothing like his older brother Brutus. Lenny is energetic, talkative, and would like nothing more then to play tricks and play games. He is the youngest of his brother, and is not yet married. He loves spending time with friends and being a prankster. He is currently unemployed. Also as seen in his picture Lenny sweats and drools and does both profusely. The middle child is Mr. Timid, he hates his first name "Outgoing" because he argues (politely) that it is nothing like his personality, so he goes by Mr. Timid. If you have not yet guessed, Mr.Timid is very shy. He loves being with his brothers. He enjoys raining days at home with his wife, Linda and daughter, Coy. Mr. Timid will spend hours on end reading books, news papers, basically anything he can get his hands on. He is a 10th grade History teacher. Randall is the second youngest of the 5 brothers is friendly, kind and hardworking. He is an engineer and has been for many years. He is currently a single dad with his daughter named Rose, his pride and joy. He enjoys construction, wood-working and being the best dad he can be for his daughter. Randall also enjoys cooking when he has the time and energy. Last but not least is Rasputin. Unlike his brother, Mr. Timid, Rasputin is very opinionated and considers himself very wise. He is retired due to his smart saving and wits. He enjoys writing, debating and proving his brothers wrong. he has a wife, Roberta, just as pompous as he. Though all of these brothers are different, and they don't always get along, there is one thing that brings together, Family. :)

                                                                            Brutus

                                                                         Lenny

                                                                         Mr. Timid

                                                                         Randall

                                                                            Rasputin

Compostion

                                                                 Converging Lines

                                                                 Rule of Thirds

                                                                      Horizontal Lines

                                                                  

                                                                           Framing

                                                                     Vertical Lines

                                                                          Filling the Frame

                                                                      Diagonal Lines

                                                                         Point of View

Found Composition

                                                                       Point of view

                                                                    Converging lines

                                                                      Rule of thirds

                                                                       Framing

                                                                    Filling the frame

                                                                     Vertical lines

                                                                          Horizontal

                                                                   Diagonal

Holi Celebration, India

Holi Celebration, India. I can clearly see the happiness and celebration in this picture by the movement that was captured, the vibrate colors, and the overall picture it's self. I also think it is a very unique photo, it looks as if there could be a conflict but at the same time everyone seems to be cheerful. It is great to see different cultures and traditions, and I think this picture captures that. The mixing of colors is also great, it's great what a difference color can make.