McKinley-Denali

        This photograph was taken atop the tallest mountain in North America, Mount McKinley, which has been re-named to Denali. This is a very dramatic picture, showing a number of different layers. At the bottom of the picture is a deep valley surrounded by jagged rocks and snow. Towards the middle of the picture is a layer of cloud cover that casts some of the lower segment in shadow. Above that are more dark mountains, and above that, the mountains are covered in snow. Combined with the top quarter of the image, the cloud cover over the mountain range, this gives a sense of one-point perspective to the peak in the middle of the picture. This is a successful picture because it shows how vast the mountain range is, and even from just the picture, one can get a sense of how cold it is. The artist is trying to portray the  vastness of the range of mountains, and how Denali stands tall in the distance. The photograph also plays with shadow in a very interesting manner. At certain points, the clouds above are thicker and darker, and the rocks below are in layers of shadow. 

From a photo essay on Mt. McKinley, Alaska, 1956. LIFE Magazine. http://time.com/4017660/mount-mckinley-denali-ascent-hoax. Web.