Tammy Moll
Ansel Adams/David Paul Bayles
First I have to say the Ansel Adams is one of my favorite artists. I find his work thought provoking and lonesome. The fact that he takes his shots and produces a light and dark world with little or no middle ground is amazing to me. To know that he has gone to great heights to share what most of us will never see with our own eyes is a blessing.
I find that both artists show us a depth of themselves that we who strive to be ok photographers can only wish to glimpse in our work. Bayles portfolio on the marked trees made me want to go out and look for these. I know that now that I have seen his work I shall not walk by a marked tree without thinking of the story behind it. I believe Bayles is looking for the story that trees can tell. Trees are old souls that have watched over us for so long. The tree farms do take away from what nature produces in the quality of her work.
Oh I so agree with this! Trees are old souls and they all have a story to tell. It is amazing that you can look at a photo and feel some emotion for that tree-- at least to me. I looked at so many of Bayles tree pictures and thought-- how sad, poor tree. And then in others I would ask-- what happened to you? Like it was a person! haha I loved the photos of the cleared forest-- yes it was sad, and yet necessary. It teaches people to appreciate the world around us, and to be better stewards of the resources we do have.
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