In this image I wanted to emphasize the tree, but not center it. The large amount of empty space places that emphasis on the tree. I've always loved this tree, it feels very old and majestic, like it's seen a lot and I wanted to sort of portray the tree in the manner. I obviously didn't do much construction, just used natural lighting. I just walked around it looking at it from all angles to find the one that suited my goal the best. To me this shows a certain respect for nature, as this obviously very old tree is coexisting with the building behind it. This puts in the context of how we treat nature, what we leave and what we destroy, and maybe brings up questions about how to coexist more with nature.
Part Two: I wasn't exactly told how this was interpreted, though someone said they were confused by the angle. The general consensus was that the angle was odd and wasn't very effective, almost accidental. I suppose from here I could just experiment with angles. I like diagonals, so I would like to work on them until they are more effective.
This images main focal point is the bike in front, you then notice the one on the left and maybe after a little looking see the one on the right. The three bikes make an almost even triangle. Again there was no construction in this image. My goal was to capture all three bikes in one picture to show kind of the state of the river. The concept shows something old worn out, forgotten and discarded. In terms of context, this shows pollution and the destruction of nature in a way that student here can easily understand. We all know the state of the river and this just pushes the concept more.
Part Two: Again, no interpretation, though everyone thought it was funny how many bikes were there. This one some people also didn't like the diagonal. Again, I'd just like to work on diagonals more to make them more effective.
This image has a very diagonal wedge like composition, that gives the river a nice movement. To me it feel serene, and shows the changing in season. With this image I wanted to do something almost the opposite of the bicycle photos, even though this was taken maybe five feet away. I wanted to show the beauty inherent in all of nature, and things like the changing of the seasons. Again, no construction, only an experimentation in framing and angles. This fits into our culture here at msu by showing the beauty of a river that is generally thought of to be dirty and disgusting.
Part Two: I don't think I really got any interpretations about any of my images, but everyone thought the angle in this one was more effective. Maybe it's because there's isn't any single strong diagonal like the other two? I would like to use this to explore angles more.
Again, this is another bicycle image, though this focuses on the one wheel in the river, with a very off center composition. The darkness of the wheel and it's man made shape contrasts most of the rest of the picture so that the emphasis is on the wheel. This image is similar to the other one in that is shows something lost and abandoned, but this one feels almost more forlorn to me because only the one is visible, making it feeling alone in it's forgotten state. I personally wanted to show the oddity of there being a bike in the river, and to raise questions of how it came to be there. In this way it also brings up questions about what to do about it which goes back to the context of pollution and how to deal with it.
Part Two: Someone commented on the oddity of the bike, and how it doesn't belong but not in the context of interpretation. One person mentioned that they would have preferred it to not have an odd angle so that the only odd thing in the picture is the bike, which would place emphasis on the bike. Others said that the angle in this one was much more effective then the angles in the first two. I wonder if it's because it's not as severe and not as prominent. In terms of taking this further I still just want to experiment with angles.
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