This technical endeavor was developed in the service of Ross's artistic motivation–to reveal the immensity of his subject, its ever changing light, and its astonishing number of details, all contributing to his experience of the sublime. The resulting work has drawn parallels to the Hudson River School.Bui, Phong. “The Anatomy and Objecthood of the Waves.’ Clifford Ross: Hurricane Waves, ed. Jay A. Clarke, p. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. 2015. Photographs in the Mountain series are printed in a large format that envelopes the viewer, creating a "you are there experience."Bajac, Quentin. “Clifford Ross: Complete Realist?” Seen & Imagined: The World of Clifford Ross, ed. by Jay A. Clarke and Joseph Thompson, p. 264. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. 2015.
