Reaction Paper 4

I really enjoyed seeing the different photos that these to artists made. Ansel Adams took a lot of breathtaking images from Yosemite and it seemed that David Paul Bayles has a fascination with trees. Ansel’s work was very pleasing to the eye and showed nature as it is intended to be seen. He almost captures nature as if it were untouched by man. David Paul on the other hand seems to show what man has done to nature. I really like how he shows trees in all landscapes and shows the death and destruction of them. My favorite image of Adams’ is “Moonrise”. Something about this photo really caught my attention and after hearing how he captured it, I liked it even more. I liked how it was spontaneous and he wasn’t quite sure if was even going to get it right. David Paul Bayles’ portfolio of the tree farm was stunning to me. I really liked how he was able to capture the fog in the valleys as the trees stood tall above, reaching toward the sky.