In the photograph of the sand dunes in Oceano, California the dark contrast within the lines gives the dunes a wrinkly texture. The lines across the picture also create unique pattern. The dark layer towards the top also has a white line that separates the two different contrasts.
- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/262553
Title:San Dunes, Oceano, California
Artist:Ansel Easton Adams (American, San Francisco, California 1902–1984 Carmel, California)
Date:ca. 1950, printed 1978
Medium:Gelatin silver print
Classification:Photographs
Credit Line:Gift of Ansel and Virginia Adams, 1979
Accession Number:1979.585.15