One of my clearest childhood memories is my Mom always having an Ansel Adams calendar hanging up in the computer area. Always. The large print, white spiral-bound. I would look at the images for each month, fascinated by their grandeur... but I never REALLY looked at them until I became older.
We lived in San Diego and even went to Yosemite for camping trips. It meant nothing to me as a kid beyond "What a cool place! But uggggh family vacations! Blah blah blah!" I know; I'm ashamed! I kick myself for taking all of that for granted!
Rusty and I went to Yosemite right after he proposed back in June 2008. And Yosemite took on a whole new meaning for me. It's like the mecca of all black-and-white photographers. And I yearned to be like Ansel.
(Trees | Yosemite, 2008)
(Moss | Yosemite, 2008)
(Falls | Yosemite, 2008)
Through his photography and his involvement with the Sierra Club, Ansel gave solid visual evidence on why we should preserve historical land and gained President Roosevelt as a supporter. This tiny man photographing these huge landmarks.
I want to do something BIG. Maybe I'm not destined to save a national park, but I know I was CREATED to do something big. Boooooy, do I wish I knew what that was, too.
So let's wrap it all up into a nice neat bow. And you can imagine why my father-in-law's early Christmas gift to me means so much. They were delivered two days ago, and I finally got to hang them up.
I've always wanted to own authentic Ansel Adams reproductions. And now I have them beautifully matted and framed in our living room.
Now a daily reminder of that I may be small, but I can do great things.
- Chelsea :)
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