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.