Ansel Adams was an American photographer and enviornmentalist. He was best known for his black and white photos of the American West. He developed the zone system, which was a way to determine proper exposure and adjust the contrast of the final print.
Adams took the picture, The Tetons and the Snake River in 1942 , but finished his first ever photo portfolio in 1927.
The photo is intriguing because of the contrast in colors and land, the water, the greens, the trees, the mountains, the clouds and the sun. The river goes around in a "snake" like way giving this picture an almost "eerie" feeling, but yet the sun is shining through the clouds giving it a warmer appeal. The two are very contrasting feelings and effects but they work together in a good way in this picture.
Ansels used a large format view camera which was difficult to use because of their size, weight, setup time, and cost of film. But their high resolution ensured the sharpness in his images.
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