This picture has a personal meaning to me right at this moment. As i sit in my room waiting for Friday at 4 pm to come as soon as possible so i can be done with finals, I think of Graduation. This picture captures the excitement that ends the college career. The freedom one feels after having tried so hard for 4 years to be ready for the real world. I love the contrast of the open sky that shows no limits, the detail in the yellow and texture of the caps. This captures a moment in time just as the caps are trying to fly as high as possible. The movement and angle this picture was shoot at make it seem like the moment will never end.

I really like this picture. Tigers are thought to be such vicious carnivours , however this baby tiger is the furthest from that. He seems so cute and lovable. The mix of colors in his fur is gorgeous and this picture catches all the highlights starting from the sparkle in his eyes to the way the light hits his little body. This picture catches action and movement as it seems that the baby tiger is trying to run somewhere even though we do not know where. The contrast between the green of the grass and the orange, black and white in his body give the picture such an amazing feel. The background of this picture is blurred and i believe what appears in the back is people. I think this was a good idea in order to make the tiger the main focus.

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Markus Hartel
Street Photography - The Underworld

This picture has a lot of interesting elements. My eye is initially drawn to the couple in the foreground and then it travels through the center of the image. The interaction between the boy and girl adds an emotional element to the image that I can relate to. Also, the people walking in front of the main couple lie parallel to the advertisements on the wall which helps draw the eye through the photograph. The long depth of field adds additional detail to the image which helps the viewer understand the kind of environment through which the couple is walking.

Rush Hour

Rush Hour
Markus Hartel
Street Photography

This photograph captures the chaos that subway riders must endure during rush hour. The photographer is clearly on the outside looking in because the door separates the photographer, as well as the viewer, from the people standing inside the subway. The symmetry of the door frame and the two doors centers the crowd of people in the frame and the eye is drawn to the crowd of people. Even though the small windows only show a portion of the crowd, the viewer can imagine how packed the subway actually is on the inside.

Speed of Light

Darkness to Light
Matt Cardy
The Guardian - Eyewitness

This picture was taken in the Salisbury Cathedral in England during their annual "Darkness to Light" Advent Procession. During this ceremony the cathedral begins in total darkness and then slowly becomes illuminated as candles are carried into the church. The procession of candles leads up to the lighting of the first Advent candle. This is a time-lapse photograph, and the photographer captured this image by leaving the shutter open for a prolonged period of time while the candles were carried into the church. The vibrant bursts of light draw the eye from the bottom right corner up through the center of the image. Another interesting aspect of the photograph is the various shapes present in the architecture of the ceiling. The photograph is framed nicely so that the side columns and curvature of the ceiling surround the ceremony occurring below. This distinct framing adds to the beauty and magnificence of the Advent ceremony.

Blog Post 5

This is a great example of the Tableau-like quality that some photographs have, forcing the viewer to ask "how? why?".  The image is very dramatic and when first viewed the implications do not have to be explained to the viewer.  The photographer does a nice job tying the two elements together, so much so that it seems as if the photograph itself is a portrait, with both the subject and the vehicle are under the photographer's direct control.  The positioning of the vehicle is nice, with the bent metal in the hood adding a dramatic quality to the photograph.  The subject lying down also adds a dramatic like quality to the photograph as if he has just been hit.  All in all, this photograph does a great job in grabbing the viewers attention and forces them to consider future implications of both the "driver" and the "victim".

Blog post 4

This picture does a nice job reflecting Szarkowski's idea of "the decisive moment" that exist when attempting to capture a moment in  time.  This was taken from the set of "Super 8" which came out last summer in theaters.  The picture is obviously capturing a demolition explosion for one of the scenes in the movie.  A cloud is seen in the background of the picture ominously rising.  More importantly, however, is the amount of debris that is captured in the photograph.  Unfortunatley in most movies explosions usually result in a flash of light and a loud noise, but do not take into account the diversity of debris that flys in all directions after the initial detination.  The picture effectivly captures debris of all shapes and sizes flying in many different directions.  A second later by the photographer, and this debris would not have appeared in the picture and this photo would not have existed.  A cool purple glow is seen in the middle of the photograph, further adding to the effect that the explosion has on the final image.