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Ansel Adams was a photographer and conservationist born in San Francisco, California. He was famous for creating black and white landscape images of the Western United States.

Mr. Adams started photographing about the age of 14 Mr. Adams started photographing about the age of 14 when he was given a camera as a gift and went on a when he was given a camera as a gift and went on a family vacation to Yosemite National Park. At age 17, he family vacation to Yosemite National Park. At age 17, he joined the joined the Sierra Club Sierra Club and was an active member for the and was an active member for the rest of his life.rest of his life.

Ansel Adams visualized his photographs before he took them. He Ansel Adams visualized his photographs before he took them. He was intensely interested in was intensely interested in valuevalue. His photographs are prized for . His photographs are prized for their incredible range of black and white values. their incredible range of black and white values. Visualization Visualization of of how the light and shadow would effect the photograph and his how the light and shadow would effect the photograph and his photo exposure techniques helped Mr. Adams achieve these photo exposure techniques helped Mr. Adams achieve these unique images.unique images.

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Yosemite Falls Yosemite Falls Profile 1938Profile 1938

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter Half Dome, Merced River, Winter 19381938

Cathedral Cathedral Peak and Peak and Lake 1938Lake 1938

Dogwood Dogwood Blossoms Blossoms

19381938

El Capitan El Capitan 19381938

Merced River Merced River Cliffs, Autumn Cliffs, Autumn

19391939

Yosemite Valley Winter 1940Yosemite Valley Winter 1940

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Ansel Adams’ Photograph used for Folgers Can 1969 Modern Folgers Can

Jeffrey Pine Jeffrey Pine Sentinel Sentinel

Dome 1940Dome 1940

Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley 19451945

Lake Tenaya 1946Lake Tenaya 1946

Half Dome Half Dome from Glacier from Glacier Point 1947Point 1947

Nevada Fall, Nevada Fall, Rainbow 1947Rainbow 1947

Oak Tree Oak Tree Snowstorm Snowstorm

19481948

Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain 19481948

Bridalveil Fall Bridalveil Fall 19481948

Vernal Fall Vernal Fall 19481948

Cathedral Cathedral Spires and Spires and Rocks 1949Rocks 1949

Early Morning, Merced River Early Morning, Merced River 19501950

El Capitan, El Capitan, Winter 1950Winter 1950

El Capitan, El Capitan, Merced River, Merced River, Clouds 1952Clouds 1952

Moonrise from Glacier Point Moonrise from Glacier Point 19591959

Moon and Moon and Half Dome Half Dome

19601960

Unicorn Peak, Unicorn Peak, ThundercloudThundercloud

s 1967s 1967