{"id":2777,"date":"2012-12-31T11:16:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ralphnordstromphotography.com\/wordpress\/?p=2777"},"modified":"2019-11-29T10:22:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T18:22:23","slug":"ansel-adams-making-40-photographs-tenaya-creek-dogwood-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ralphnordstromphotography.com\/wordpress\/2012\/12\/31\/ansel-adams-making-40-photographs-tenaya-creek-dogwood-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Ansel Adams – The Making of 40 Photographs: Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I continue reading Ansel Adam\u2019s fascinating book, ”Examples The Making of 40 Photographs\u201d I continue to come across insights that I wish to share with you.<\/p>\n

\"Ansel<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cTenaya Creek Dogwood Rain\u201d was taken one overcast spring day in 1948 as Adams was out looking for dogwoods to photograph.\u00a0 He notice something along Tenaya Creek up by Mirror Lake and went exploring.\u00a0 It was starting to rain and he almost returned to his car and the warmth of his accommodation when this scene caught his eye.\u00a0 He went back to his car to retrieve his photographic gear including his 8X10 view camera.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m really taken by this photograph.\u00a0 The light is perfect.\u00a0 The white dogwood bracts glow against the green foliage.\u00a0 It has a feeling of both intimacy and grandeur.\u00a0 I would love to have a print.\u00a0 It would be so easy to get lost in it.<\/p>\n

The comments that Adams made that caught my attention (besides this beautiful photograph) deal with the inspiration the artist feels when interacting with a subject.\u00a0 They are perfect and I must share them with you.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe photographer learns to seek the essential qualities of his environment, no matter where he may be.\u00a0 By this I mean he should be tuned to respond to every situation.\u00a0 It is not enough to like or dislike; he must make an effort to understand what he is experiencing\u2026.\u00a0 My life is full of memories of experiences that are of greater importance than recollections of mere things that have happened.\u00a0 Unless I had reacted to the mood of this place with some intensity of feeling, I would have found it a difficult and shallow undertaking to attempt a photograph.\u201d<\/p>\n

In my own experience \u201cintensity of feeling\u201d comes with practice, experience, patience, slowing down, quieting the brain, opening up, understanding, respect, harmony, and reverence.\u00a0 There is a very technical, analytical side to photography that can easily drown out the creative, inspirational side.\u00a0 It is necessary to balance the two to create successful images.\u00a0 Technical excellence without soul is sterile and empty.\u00a0 Great photographs begin with inspiration, awe and wonder which is then captured and communicated through an abundance of technical skill.\u00a0 We don\u2019t find inspiration every time we go out but as our eye becomes more and more aware we find inspiration in more and more places.<\/p>\n

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We invite you to join the conversation.\u00a0 Where do you find inspiration?\u00a0 How has that changed over time?\u00a0 We\u2019d be interested in hearing your experiences.<\/p>\n

Do you know someone who might also enjoy this article?\u00a0 Please feel free to share it on Facebook, Twitter or other social network sites.<\/p>\n

Join me on an upcoming workshop.\u00a0 Click here for more details.<\/a><\/p>\n

To see more of my photographs click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Oh, by the way, I couldn’t resist. \u00a0I purchased the photograph from the Ansel Adams\u00a0Gallery. \u00a0It will arrive in a few days. \u00a0I’m so excited.<\/p>\n

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