Sunset Over The River By Albert Bierstadt

“Sunset over the River” by Albert Bierstadt is an oil painting on canvas. This delightful image of the sunset over the river contains powerful bright colors but also dark calming colors. The bright colors such as the yellow, orange and reddish are used to represent the beautiful sunset that calls the viewer's attention. The image of the sunset becomes more meaningful since its colors are reflected on the river as teal, lime and orange/red colors. At last, the strength of this image relies on the strong contrast between the warm but strong sunset and the dark parts of the painting which would be the tress on both ends of the image. This descriptive element was a purposeful decision of the artist to direct the viewer’s attention towards the sunset.
On the other hand, is “Moonrise Hernandez”, a photograph taken by Ansel Adams in 1941. This photograph unlike the ‘Sunset over the River’ is a black and white image. However, despite the limited colors on the photo the viewer is directed towards the beautiful illuminating moon on the
For example ‘Sunrise over the River’ gives us a calm and peaceful feeling, which is done through the calming colors that the painter used to create a peaceful sunset. The reflection of the colors in the river tells us that the image is a safe and honest place, which helps us become relax. In the same way is viewed the ‘Moonrise Hernandez’ photo. The photo contains three parts which are the black sky where the moon rests, the white clouds and of course the gray landscape; these three parts of the photo really calls the viewer's interest. Not only is the viewer interested in the photo, the viewer also receives a fascinating feeling towards the meaningful beauty that the photo depicts. Similar to the first image, ‘Moonrise Hernandez’ also represents a relaxed place. Some may even say that this place has become relaxed after a hard working