Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite Valley, California
Ansel Adams
Description
Subject Matter:
This photograph depicts a view of a creek bed with a rocky shore running through a thickly forested scene. In the top left of the composition, the features of a steep cliffside are evident through a break in the trees. Photographed with remarkably sharp focus, the diversity of natural textures in the photograph shine forth with rich clarity. The wall of foliage flanking the creek can be discerned as myriad patterns of overlapping leaves, twigs, branches and bark. This focus, paired with the light rainfall lends the scene an almost-crystalline intricacy. Dappled in wispy clusters, the white blossoms of young dogwood trees glisten throughout the image. The slightly long exposure of the photograph is evident through the blur of the creek’s flow, which offers a smooth, ambient contrast to the crisp clarity of the forest above. Shimmering with vitality, the scene offers a mediation on the stillness of the trees and the perpetual movement of the creek, and exudes a sense of atmospheric tranquility.
Physical Description:
This photograph depicts a creek as it flows through a thickly forested scene. Trees with small white flowers bloom on either side of the creek.
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