More About the Image:
During his time in San Francisco in the 1930’s, Ansel would make his way around Marin and Sonoma Counties to photograph. In that era his subjects were more in line with his Group f/64 thinking – everyday objects like fences, buildings, cars, crosses – photographed from a close, very straightforward vantage. He returned frequently in the 1950’s and 1960’s, this time making several photographs that highlighted the coastal terrain and the ocean’s edge. Unlike earlier, now he stood at a distance from the subjects, and utilized the long curvature of the coastal topography and currents to elongate the scene and giving us a vista from which to admire the landscape. Around the same time, Ansel would also take a commercial project in the area, photographing for the Timber Cove Resort.
