Thursday, February 11, 2016

Online Assignment 4: Explore Digital Photography I

I took this photo at the bus stop today. I left my apartment a little early so that I could look around in search of a photo before having to catch the bus. As I walked around a few blocks, some things caught my eye, but nothing that was too inspiring- especially knowing we could take only one photo. I resolved that I would take a closer look at my apartment when I got home, and walked to the bus stop. 

As I was sitting at the stop, I took my phone out to see when the bus was coming. However, before I pressed any buttons, there seemed to be a very interesting reflection on the black screen. Without moving the phone, I turned the phone on and put the camera in selfie-mode. After looking for a while I decided to take this photo. I thought the reflections through the glass were very interesting, almost as if the photo was already photoshopped in some way. 

What you are looking at is the glass ceiling of the bus stop, diffusing the blue sky. Then, there is a large tree and church behind the bus stop, with some glares. Below that you can see the circles etched onto the bus stop, and the beige and red buildings at the bottom are reflections from across the street.  



3 comments:

  1. I am quite fascinated by the picture. A really gorgeous shot with a lot of stuff going on yet beautifully composed; which includes the composition of colors.

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  2. The perspective of this photograph is disorienting in such a beautiful way. It seems to me almost to be suggesting the viewer that they should be looking at the world quite differently than they do during their everyday commute.

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  3. I really love this photograph. Your comment that you were drawn to the image because of it's "Photoshop" qualities is also what intrigues me about this picture. There seems to be a complexity to it that exists because of a natural layering of transparent and opaque parts. It's a very cool shot!

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