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Print ArticleRebecca A. Senf, assistant curator of the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Ariz., describes the "photo op" in the exhibit catalog: "As the Pontiac sped through the darkening landscape, the small town of Hernandez under the rising moon caught his attention with its rows of lighted white crosses in a small graveyard."
Ms. Senf writes that Mr. Adams quickly pulled the car over and set up his 8-by-10 camera and tripod while creating a not-too-dark and not-too-light exposure level.
Hence one of the best-known scenes of the Southwestern landscape ever shot.
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