Carra Roots - Land

I so happen to be drawn to the same type of photos in the exhibit. Those that are heavy in contrast and far in view. These seem to have caught my eye due to the fact that you can really see the land. The highs and the lows. Also how light creates its own patterns in the darkness, 

The first one i chose was that of Ansel Adams entitled “White House Ruins” When creating photographs, Adams says that he is trying to create the picture that was in his mind . He mentioned that before he had seen a picture similar to his but his is different because he took the photo to create and not to document. I really do enjoy the change of textures, patterns and directional changes within the photo. One thing leads you to another which keeps your eye within the frame of a large view. The darkness in the left bottom, balances with the darkness in the top right.

The second artist I chose was George Barker. His work is entitled “Niagara Falls.” This image is very similar to Adams photo above in the fact that they with contrast very nicely. The white and black are balanced well and flow into each other. Just as it says, you can tell that he took the time to think about what should have the most detail and what shouldn’t. He played with the mist that the water was making with he clouds in the sky and surprisingly gave those two things the most detail.