The Tetons and Snake River

The next picture I wanted to look at was taken over 70 years ago. Like the picture of Mt. McKinley that I did last week, this picture has a distant, sharp mountain and a dynamic sky.

In this photograph, the artist plays with the light of the sky on the right side and the dark of the left. The tops of the mountains are also lighter with snow, whereas the lower sections are black with rock. In the foreground is a river that snakes through what looks like a swamp.

More than anything, this picture makes me want to go there and see this landscape. I think the photographer is trying to show the beauty of such a remote location. This picture uses a number of techniques. First and foremost, the picture is of the thing itself. It is a mountain and a river. But it also shows quite a fair amount of detail. Time is also played with. If I had to guess, the richness of this photograph is made possible through a long exposure. Also, the photographer plays with the light and darkness in the clouds to show the progression of time.

"The Tetons and Snake River." Ansel Adams. 1942. From Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adams_The_Tetons_and_the_Snake_River.jpg