Our topic for this week was nature photography, so we chose to study the life, legacy, and work of Ansel Adams. We went to the library and learned how to do research on both photography and Adams. We then chose our favorite of his photographs from the internet and each posted one to the blog (after a quick computer literacy tutorial). The rain played nice and we traveled to Upper Campus to take our own nature photographs. With instructions to imagine that they were attempting to preserve the beauty of Upper Campus the way Adams's work was critical for the preservation of Yosemite, we split into teams with a camera in each group and set off on a hike. Immediately I saw students climbing trees to get better angles on their targets and racing the sun to capture moments of crepuscular rays peaking through the clouds. Ansel would have been proud!
We snuck up on a small herd of deer to get some startled portraits. After a while we got sidetracked eating prickly pear cactus (with only a few sore paws) and playing games of camouflage on a hill top. We ended our day with a trip to Vista Point where we could see the forest, the ocean, and the thunderheads all in one shot. I took a free mental trip to Inspiration Point in Yosemite where Adams took perhaps his most iconic photograph and made it back to the bus on time. Just another beautiful day in Santa Cruz!
Homework: Upload your best photo from Upper Campus! Title it: "Week Two: Photo from Your Name"
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