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Ansel Adams-Black and white intro

Ansel Adams was born in San Fransisco, California on February 20th 1902. In his early childhood he was affluent and normal, until a series of unfortunate events left him penniless and with a marred nose. His substitute for schooling was music, and piano took up his life until the age of twenty. Until he became a photographer, a pianist was his chosen profession. By the late 1920s, he had settled into his home at Yosemite and has switched over to photography. In 1927, he took the iconic Monolith, the face of half-dome. In 1932, he had his first one-man art exhibition. Even though he was a hard worker, often laboring 18 hours a day, he spent much of the  1940s doing commercial photography to provide for his wife and two children. 

I chose this photo because of the curves that the tree is creating. The muddy gray skies are a backdrop to the unique and almost tortured feeling you get from the wind-blown climate. 

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I like this picture because of how it looks like nature in Oregon. The flat landscape is made to look like a valley.

I enjoy this panorama because of how the horizon looks and the two contrasting decks.

Found Faces Story

It's a tough life up here. My name is Barry Stingray and I live on the edge, supporting my family back East. I have two sons: Danger, who is eight, and Risk, who is ten. My beautiful wife Sandra Stingray (I took her last name because I couldn't let her give up an alliteration like that), mothers them sketchily, just like I like it. Our family past times when I visit home include para-sailing, cliff diving, jumping out of helicopters while wearing skis, then landing on snowy mountains. It's a nice break from working at the local high school, where my safety is in danger every day. The threat of  an earthquake taking out the school, and thus the ceiling and lights looms in my mind daily. And if I fail to open my eyes and turn on my lights on time? Well they all assume I'm broken, and send some stranger to get all up in my business, which is never fun. Based off my exciting lifestyle, you'd never guess my ability to sew a killer needlepoint pillow. Want an awesome scene of some edgy flowers? I'll sew that so fast you won't even realize. Need a sassy saying? No problemo.

Found Faces