‘On Signal Hill, Overlooking Long Beach, California’, 1983, by Robert Adams
I first began by researching and looking in to the work of the three artists, Robert Adams, Roger Fenton and Jem Southend. From the research I decided to pastiche ‘On Signal Hill, Overlooking Long Beach, California’, 1983, by Robert Adams as I liked how he documented the way landscapes had been shaped by human influence. The photo is of two bare tree’s on a hill which overlooks an industrial town. I feel the ragged trees is a reminder of what America use to be like and how its changed into a very industrialized country. The tree’s which should be full of leaves and beautiful has been spoiled by the town around them, Adam’s has captured this perfectly with the composition he has chosen as you can see the urban town in the background. Even though there is no human presence in the photo you can tell that it has been human life who have spoiled the landscape because of the town in the background which reveals how nature has been shaped by human influence. The tree’s in the photograph look very ragged however they also act as a sign of hope as it shows what natural beauty remains in America. I feel that this was the effect Adam’s wanted in his image because he said "The operating principle that seems to work best is to go to the landscape that frightens you the most and take pictures until you're not scared anymore." Everything in the image is in focus which means Adam’s must of used a small aperture which means there would be a large depth of field. By having everything in focus it shows the vastness of the landscape, and gives a sense of infinity because of how you cant see right into the distance as it looks very foggy.
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