Adams Vs. Bayles

Looking at both of the photographer's photos I could see some simularities but not as many as I had expected. Landscape photography is such a fun experience, and I think that almost anyone can take landscape photos and have them turn out cool. There are so many things in nature that can happen and make a photograph beautiful, even if you didn't intend to catch what you did. Landscape photos are very fun for me to take, and it is as easy as finding a certain peek to a rocky point, or even a beautiful fall color changing tree.
Adams pictures were to me very still. The scenery was throughout the hole picture, not having a focus on one thing in particular in his pictures. My favorite picture of his was the the surf sequence, only because you can tell that those shots were taken within seconds of eachother and you can see the way the waves were moving. His National Park photo I really liked too. It had a calming affect to it and it just seems to be such a clean focus for me.
Bayles, his pictures to me were all moving. All of the falling trees had the motion affect to them, along with a lot of his urban forest pictures. Although those pictures were still pictures, just the way the clouds are pictured above the trees I can see them floating through while the focus of the picture is standing still.
I think that Adams wanted his pictures to be beautiful, he knew that with the right amount of focus in the camera and the right angle he could make his pictures to have a very calming affect. Bayles wanted motion, excitement. I think both photographers did great work.