LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY

Landscape photography captures an outside scene and usually doesn't have much human life and instead captures the nature of a place.
One of the most influential landscape photographers is Ansel Adams he created some amazing works in America during the early years of photography using black and white film.

This image left was taken by Ansel Adams and consists of really strong textures which brings the picture to life I think. The main textures are the clouds, the mountains and the trees these make the image have more going on and also add clarity to the picture.
The image follows the rule of thirds as it is divided by the sky, then the mountains and then the path leads us to the foreground of the image. The path in the image is a main feature and really makes the image as it leads us to the mountains and the features at the back of the image.
The image has a high contrast and as there are really rich blacks and the light colours are almost white in                                                                                      places.                                                    

This second image has a really tranquil feel to it as the image doesn't have the dark features like the last one. This image has a lower contrast and the features are more delicate.
The water is really still and has no movement which creates a really calm mood and doesn't create much features with harsh or defined textures, yet the clouds and the sky create soft textures in the background of the image.
After looking at Ansel Adams work, I would like to have the same rich and detailed aspects in my imagery.