Evening Clouds and Pool, East Side of the Sierra Nevada from the Owens Valley, California c. 1962 - 1980

This is "Evening Clouds and Pool, East Side of the Sierra Nevada from the Owens Valley, California," by Ansel Adams. I love to imagine the artist looking through the camera, waiting for the right moment, waiting for the clouds to align just so. The streaks of white above the mountains are echoed in the still waters below. The sky feels so alive, so expressive, like thick paint dragged across a canvas. You know, it's funny, as a painter, I'm always trying to capture that feeling of light and atmosphere. Maybe Adams was trying to do the same thing with his camera, chasing the same elusive beauty that painters have been chasing for centuries. It makes you think about how artists are always in conversation with each other, across time and different mediums. Looking at this photograph makes me want to go to my studio and paint. I wonder if it makes you want to do the same?