Knowing Ansel Adams' body of work, this photograph was so striking to me because it is completely different from the images that made him so famous. Most everybody knows him because of his dynamic photographs of landscapes, so it was really bizarre to see a picture of a house as a photo of Ansel Adams'. Even though the subject of the photo is mundane in comparison to the subject of his other photographs, he still finds a way to make the image compelling. The way that the two trees frame the windows and conceal or protect the home was very compelling to me. Between the shades of the window being drawn and the trees concealing the home, there is a secretive tone to the home and it makes the viewer curious as to what may be happening inside. Also, the inclusion of the gate in the frame of the picture adds a secluded and forbidden tone to the image. The gate shows that not only could the photographer not approach the home, they could not even set foot onto the property.
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