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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Photograph by Ansel Adams
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico is a black-and-white photograph taken by Ansel Adams, late in the afternoon on November 1, 1941, from a shoulder of highway US 84 / US 285 in the unincorporated community of Hernandez, New Mexico. Wikipedia
Artist: Ansel Adams
Subject: Hernandez
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico is a black-and-white photograph taken by Ansel Adams, late in the afternoon on November 1, 1941, from a shoulder of highway ...
Dec 20, 2022 · Moonrise” is an iconic distillation of the artist's vision—the ghostly moon rising over the desolate valley, the jagged mountains slicing ...
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What was so special about the Moonrise Hernandez photo?
One critic noted that Adams's photographs “transcend the simple description of objects and landscape; they depict transient aspects of light, atmosphere and natural phenomena.” This observation is certainly true of this enchanted image, in which an otherwise ordinary evening in a seemingly deserted city has been ...
What is the composition of Moonrise Hernandez New Mexico?
The composition is made of a series horizontal tonal bands that stretch across the picture. Beneath the moon, a tremulous swath of clouds streaks above a line of snowcapped mountains. Below, in a field populated with desert plants and bushes, a cluster of small buildings occupies the foreground.
When was Moonrise Hernandez taken?
Elmore concluded that Moonrise was taken on October 31, 1941, at 4:03 p.m. Adams thanked Elmore for determining the date and used that date in several subsequent publications, including his 1983 book Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs that used the date but rounded the time to 4:05 p.m.
When did Ansel Adams go to New Mexico?
Adams loved New Mexico and traveled there frequently to photograph its scenic and cultural wonders. In 1929 when he and his wife Virginia were in Santa Fe for an extended visit he even contemplated moving there permanently. He considered doing so again in 1960 when he moved away from Yosemite.
This print is one of the first of many that he made from a single negative. Attempting to convey the intensity of his experience watching the moon rise over ...
Dec 20, 2022 · Ansel Adams' “Moonrise, Hernandez” stands as one of the most famous and iconic photographic images in history.
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Details · Artist Name: Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) · Title: Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico · Date: 1941 · Medium: Gelatin silver halide print ...
Dec 13, 2023 · Arguably Ansel Adams's most famous image, this photograph is titled Moonrise rather than Sunset, even though the moon technically does not ...
Physical Description: Photographed at dusk, this image depicts a waxing gibbous moon rising above a flat, desert landscape. In the foreground, along with some ...
Jun 1, 2016 · Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, one of his most famous photographs. It had special meaning to me. The church in the picture is where I made my first Holy ...
The early prints of Moonrise, Hernandez showed what Adams actually saw that late afternoon in 1941, with the moon becoming visible in the sky while the sun was ...