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Thanks to his technical knowledge and quick thinking, Adams was able to capture this image before the sun disappeared.ģ. The contrast gives the gravestones of the small cemetery an eerie glow under the black sky. 15 G filter helped to darken the sky and emphasize the adobe buildings and fall-colored leaves. With his camera’s back to the sun, Adams captured this twilight scene of Hernandez, a small New Mexico town. This famous photograph was captured a moment before the sunset. Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941 Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico by Ansel Adams, 1941, via MoMA, New York Initially using a yellow filter, he then swapped it for a red filter to darken the sky, brightened the snow, and brought forth all the monumental detail and enormity of Half Dome, making it glow under the black sky.Ģ. Using his Korona camera, Adams captured his iconic photo of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park after a difficult hike. This was Adams’ first photograph that gathered the attention of the public and the art world. When speaking of Ansel Adams’ photography, the most famous is Monolith, the Face of Half Dome. Monolith, The Face Of Half Dome, Yosemite Valley By Ansel Adams, 1927 Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, California by Ansel Adams, 1927, via the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor