Ansel Adams had ups and downs in his childhood. He was born in San Fransisco and wile living there he suffered an nose injury from the earthquake in 1906. The combination of been diagnosed as hyperactive and having a deformed nose made school very difficult for Ansel to fit in. he end up squeaking out a  “legitimizing diploma”  which is  technically a equivalent to passing the eighth grade. Struggling so much with school Ansel found himself very intrigued with nature, and took many hike in the dunes near his home. Music became a major interest to Ansel and he taught himself to play piano. He soon started to take lessons and it soon became his replacement for schooling. However all his piano skills where tossed away when he became to pick up photography. It was 1927 when Ansel came under the influence of Albert M. Bender, and created his first visualized photograph, monolith, the face of Half Dome. There was no holiday or vocations for Ansel Adams for he was all about his work. most of the time putting eighteen or more hours per day, for days and weeks on end. In his work he developed what is called the "zone system", which allowed photographers to produce a photograph that matched and expressed what they had visualized. I chose this specific photo from Ansel Adams because of the deepness in the textures between the mountain and the clouds. the like and dark contrast is beautiful view throughout the clouds and it gives a realistic depth  to the photo. The main reason is that i personal love mountains.