©Ansel Adams

"Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation."
- Ansel Adams

I love this quote by Mr. Adams. It's something I think a lot about. Ansel makes it seem like when a photographer imposes his or her thoughts it is a bad thing, but didn't Ansel do just that in the way he so idealistically photographed nature? In the way he made his images more dramatic by dodging and burning?