Hello All,
1. Read the file on Syntax and Punctuation that I sent to you and posted to Blackboard.
2. Write (and post) a body paragraph for your essay that uses an example of each of the following types of sentences:
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
Compound-Complex Sentence
Complete this blog by Friday.
Gaia Yarber
ReplyDeleteStephen Shores “2nd street Ashland, Wisconsin,” as I first look at this picture my eye immediately go to the movie theater. The majestic movie theater with its awning: bright flamboyant red hanging on the top of the building becomes the central focal point of the picture. The color the drastic color change of the red against the greens, browns, and the blue of the sky creates the main point of the drastic color changes which is adds to the theatre being the focal point of the picture. Also the people waiting in the line of the theatre shows that out of all the places included in the picture the roads, the cars, the shops across the street or to the left of the theatre proves that this place was where everyone was supposed to be. It seems to me that this picture was more of an observation; it could be that every day at a certain time all the people or a majority of them come rushing to the theatre. It seems to be planned with a hint of spontaneity. It was a planned event that the movies shown at the theatre should be popular and watched by all, but significantly affected by the fact that they did not have an event planned for the movie that they didn’t know all the people in the picture would be there. The background seems to be the perfect addition to the picture even thought it wasn’t planned the background seems to have the air of letting the theatre be the center, like it gives way give right to let the theatre be the place where the people go. Shores seems to be saying that a this photograph of small town proportions still has big things going on. I think that the reason that this photo was taken was to show not only small town life, but that wholesome living can be accomplished anywhere.
Robert Adam’s Pawnee Grassland, Colorado portrays a desolate tree in an open field while Mark Kocol’s photo Christmas Tree depicts an up-close, cluttered shot of a tree in a dim lighted home. The differences between these photos are quite noticeable. One photo is natural and quiet. The other photo is more chaotic and loud. Andre Bazin once said “The aesthetic qualities of photography are to be sought in its power to lay bare realities” (8). Each photo portrayed in its own way holds own true stories. The Pawnee Grassland, Colorado tells a story of serene independency on an overcast day while the Christmas Tree paints a picture of mystery and dark acquaintance, these photos are opposite of each other in the fact that one sends of message of independence while the other portrays dependence on the frame. While the lonely tress stands alone the Christmas tree stands with objects and distractions for the eye.
ReplyDeleteRobert Adam’s Pawnee Grassland, Colorado, exhibits a single tree in the middle of a baron field. The tree stands alone, showing an independent position in the photograph which makes the tree take control of the entire photograph. The tree is the main subject which is focused on and it takes center stage; the tree is the first thing one sees when looking at the photograph. Another part that is easily recognized right away is the color the photograph is in. Because the photograph is black and white, it adds to the photograph’s feeling, but it also shows a different perspective to the true natural colors of the landscape. It makes it seem more lonely and sad. Even though, this is a natural landscape, it almost looks like the tree was in such a great position it posed its best branches in the air. The tree is small compared to the large never ending field and the moving sky, but the sky and the field in the background gravitate towards the tree creating great harmony for the entire photograph.
ReplyDeleteThe photographs that are compared were taken four years apart from one another. The items don’t change in the sense of technology, everything seems to look neutral. The photographers for these two images had different motives to take the photograph they published. “The personality of the photographer enters into the proceedings only in his selection of the object to be photographed and by way of the purpose he has in mind (Bazin 7).” Dubois’s picture of his grandmother was important to him because he was interested in her life stories and the life she lived during the coal mine. Opposed to Robert Dawson, he photographed an area in the valley to show parts that contribute to the California’s agriculture. In Dubois’s photo, the main focus is his grandmother, being a role model in his life. Dawson’s photographs are concerned with valleys agriculture and the landscapes of California. Both of these talented photographers have different preferences on the images they like to take. In both of these photographs it “actually contributes something to the order of natural creation instead of providing a substitute for it (Bazin 8).” The images are natural, one being deliberately posed and the other being nature. They are natural in the sense that they didn’t need to add objects to make the photograph stand out; they used a real person and agricultural land. These photographs also show the simplicity of photography, the simplicity of these images still make the images stand out.
ReplyDeleteMitch Epstein puts his own personal spin to the ruby colored sofa that is stood still in time. Because it is coming from his objection, the photo is a personal view, and he is coming across as making a connection to the viewers and trying to make the image a part of the audiences minds. The ruby colored sofa evokes a sensation of welcoming. Even though the picture is centered in a a place of business, it does not have a coldness to it, but rather one of warmth and open arms. It is inviting the audience to step into this show room and have a look around at the family business. The artist chose to photgraph this image so that a piece of his own family history could be captured indefinitely to share with the world.
ReplyDeleteIn the observation of Beahan and McPhee’s photo, Apple Orchard and Teemer’s photo, Baltimore, there are direct comparisons that connect the themes between each photos. The photos are expressive in the message that they convey. The images depict the impact of human influence before the land was occupied; one can infer that the contents were of scenic value in the natural setting. Each image is desolate of human activity even though one could clearly see man has habituated the space. Each picture portrays objects that once held material worth, but now sit in decay, neither being occupied nor appreciated.
ReplyDeleteWilliam Christenberry’s “Red Building in Forest” is as mysterious as it is peaceful. When looking at this picture, the first thing the viewer will notice is the red brick house, which is focused in the middle surrounded by green, lush forest. However, the one peculiar thing about this picture is that the door to the house is also red and patterned like the bricks to blend in. The viewer may not immediately notice this, but it certainly makes the brick house more prominent in the picture. The colors, although mainly dominated by red and green, looks very natural, and the highlights in the background are not blown by the bright lights. In addition, since this picture is very well lit, Christenberry may have shot it during noon.
ReplyDeleteThe photograph, "Pawnee Grassland, Colorado" by Robert Adams was taken in 1984. Even though the photo is incredibly dated, it’s significance is still outstanding and visible so that the audience can still reflect on the significance. The first thing that ceases my eye is obviously the color; the fact that there is such little color utilized besides shades of black and white makes the picture appear very dramatic. The intentional lack of color is executed very, and draws more attention to the central focal point, which is the tree. The single tree seems to be abandoned, deserted and totally neglected because that is the only thing that the viewer can see and is in sight. Since there is no sign of any other life existing around it, we can assume that it is a very lonely, unused, and rural area of land and this is why the photographer chose to capture this single tree. Because the photo was taken only in black and white, the clouds appear to be a lot darker and gloomier, so the lifeless atmosphere surrounding the tree is emphasized even more. The darkness and emptiness of the photo is quite disheartening, as the background of the land appears to be an endless amount of a meaningless, lifeless, environment.
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ReplyDeleteThere are so many emotions and ideas that come to mind when I see these photographs. Spaid's photograph gives me this idea that Spaid enjoys the country side; he also enjoys his privacy. Since the photograph is taken with a black and white color scheme, I had somewhat of a difficult time trying to understand what emotions came off of the photograph. Because Spaid decided to take a picture of a man-made structure, I felt like it was a good photograph to compare to Adam's photograph because Adam photographed nature, yet I believe that comparing the color scheme and the center of interest from both photographs will be something interesting.
Christenberry’s “Red Building in Forest” illustrates a photo of a brightly colored, red brick house that sits in a forest, distant from relative human interaction. The single space eludes a particular purpose for the house; maybe a restroom, a storage unit, or some form of work station. Later findings support the conclusion that this lasting structure was once a children’s school and also a polling place; hinted by the white, triangular sign, which bears the words “BEAT 13.” Off-set, wooden guard rails bring to reality the house’s struggle with time and physical weathering. Lush green vegetation chains the assumption of prominent rains, ones that flourish the landscape and provides an agent of conflict for the building’s wellbeing. Overall, the building holds its grounds.
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ReplyDeleteThe first question to consider is what the center of interest is. In Joel Sternfeld’s photo the main focus a house while Jack Teemer’s photo’s center of interest seems to be a couch. When looking at Sternfeld’s photo the green house seems to grab the viewer’s attention first, maybe because it is the largest object in the photograph, yet Teemer’s center of focus is a blue-green couch, even though it is not the biggest object in the photo. Not only are both of these objects the center of focus they are both brightly colored, this is perhaps the reason why they are the first things to catch the attention of the viewers. The center of interest in a photograph seems to be the object that tells the biggest part of the story.
Virginia Beahan and Laura McPhee’s “Apple Orchard, Manzanar Japaneses-American Relocation Camp, Ownes Valley, California,” illustrates the mountains as a background with the desolate desert. It is to believe that the desert floor was once covered in grass and the possibility of colorful flowers. The dried up trees and plants on the ground have lost all its beauty and life. In addition to this image there are rusted remains of man-made artifacts. These artifacts appear to now be junk and forgotten about. This picture expresses how mankind is inappreciative of nature and its surroundings. People are willing to dump their junk in an environment because it is believe to have lost its beauty. The rusted remains left behind show a lack of consciousness people have to the beauty this landscape once held. People are willing to destroy the history a landscape holds due to their own selfishness.
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ReplyDeleteVirginia Beahan and Laura McPhee’s “Apple Orchard, Manzanar Japaneses-American Relocation Camp, Ownes Valley, California,” illustrates the mountains as a background with the desolate desert. It is to believe that the desert floor was once covered in grass and the possibility of colorful flowers. The dried up trees and plants on the ground have lost all its beauty and life. In addition to this image there are rusted remains of man-made artifacts. These artifacts appear to now be junk and forgotten about. This picture expresses how mankind is inappreciative of nature and its surroundings. People are willing to dump their junk in an environment because it is believe to have lost its beauty. The rusted remains left behind show a lack of consciousness people have to the beauty this landscape once held. People are willing to destroy the history a landscape holds due to their own selfishness.
Bazin write that, “The aesthetic qualities of photography are to be sought in its power to lay bare the realities (p. 8).” Both Baltimore and Memphis are pictures that show us a glimpse into peoples’ lives. Neither photograph appears posed, but more so a snapshot of a real time. The Baltimore backyard could belong to any person in that area, and the diners in Memphis could be any couple sitting down for a meal. Both are spontaneous moments in time. This was Eggleston’s goal with the photos that he took; he describes them as “snapshot-style, slice of life compositions.” As Kraucer states, a photograph “must be essentially associated with the moment in time at which it came into existence (p. 428).” This holds true for both Baltimore and Memphis.
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Val Lewis writes;
ReplyDeleteBarthes suggests a system of photography analyses that may help in bettering our understanding of images within the photographs. Barthes looks for three messages within the photographs by looking at the linguistic message, a coded iconic message, and a non-coded iconic message (Barthes, p.272). The understanding of language written within the frames of the photographs contributes to the overall context, as well as the colors, composition, spatiality, and emotions from the viewers. We will attempt to apply Barthes understanding to our own analyses of Shore’s theater, and Kocol’s Christmas tree.
Shore’s picture of a sleepy small American town and the transformation of a theater at night emitting a glow give the viewer the perception of a warm and active town. Shore was surprised to find such activity after the night fell upon the city. Shore stated that the city was “transformed” which leads one to believe that in the day hours of the Texas town the streets were very different. The “Bay Theater” that is depicted within the picture portrays the architecture built in the 1940’s, and the neighboring buildings as well. The newly apparent moon in the horizon suggests that dusk was beginning to fall upon the sleepy town in the 1970’s and the universe was lurking overhead. Temporal pieces such as; cars parked in front of the theater, suggest the time period of the event, as well as the movie “Poseidon Adventure” which was newly released in the 1970’s. The words written on the marquee create the linguistic message, and the newly painted theater creates a coded iconic message which states improvement upon the older architecture. The non-coded messages are reflective with the overall feeling of our time and place within and outside the frames of the picture. The understanding of how different life was at this time compared to our own creates a sort of connection with the not so long ago past.
Thu writes...
ReplyDeleteRobert Adams "Pawnee Grassland, Colorado", illustrates a tree in the middle of a isolated field of dirt. It is plain and simple. There is nothing in the picture; only a tree in the middle. It is believe that this picture captures the western's landscape and what was left of it, even though most of the land was being destroyed. Because this picture is shown in black and white, it shows the loneliness of what is left, as if what was once there is also dying off as well.
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ReplyDeleteThu writes....
Robert Adams "Pawnee Grassland, Colorado", illustrates a tree in the middle of a isolated field of dirt. It is plain and simple. There is nothing in the picture; only a tree in the middle. It is believe that this picture captures the western's landscape and what was left of it, even though most of the land was being destroyed. Because this picture is shown in black and white, it shows the loneliness of what is left, as if what was once there is also dying off as well. Also, the sky looks very dark, as if a storm may be coming at any moment. Another way of of looking at this photo is, a storm comes to destroy what is left on this piece of land. A tree is the only remaining aspect of what keeps this land alive. The storm may be cause the land to die even with this last tree. When looking at this photo, a person could immediately feels alone, fearful, and lonely. There is only a tree in the middle and nothing else left.
At the first glance of Rhea Garen’s photograph, the abandoned barbeque grill and patio furniture are the two objects that emerged despite the title of the image: Cascadilla St. Cat. Although the title of the image implies the photograph is of a cat, I do not believe the artist intended the actual cat to be the subject of the image. The subject is obvious. Garen’s purpose for this particular image was to draw the viewer’s attention to the abandoned objects. If focusing on the cat, she may have taken a closer shot to express a clearer image. Instead, her intention is to give an insight on the characteristics on the persons who reside in the neighborhood on Cascadilla St. in Ithaca, New York. The photograph distinguishes three separate homes that manifest familiar attributes. The vantage point from where Garen appears to be taking the photograph is from the backyard of one of the three homes which has a white picket fence wrapped in parched ivy that separates it from the emerald-colored wood tiled home with the deserted barbeque grill and patio chairs that sit in the front lawn. The home appears just as deserted, with the exception of the cat gawking out the window, as the grill and the patio chairs. The background displays an image of another home with hints of the same characteristics from the other two homes in which, the lawns are blanketed by the dead leaves that have fallen off the autumn trees.
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Alberto Panchi
ReplyDeleteAnother similarity depicted in the photographs by Robert Dawson "Back Lot" and Karen Halverson "Mulholland at Beverly Glen", is the representation of social status. The surroundings that an individual is exposed to could represent their social status; both display a different type of quality of life with different futures and different type of people. As it was implied by Sontag, “[…] photography as art from photography as document…both are logical extensions of what photography means: note-taking on, potentially, everything in the world, from every possible angle” (176). Because a snap shot is too broad open to interpretation, artists try their best to give enough details to the public and illustrate the real image that is being captured. Individuals take into consideration all the details they see on the images accessible to them; they compare and analyze the gathered details from the images to formulate their decisions about a particular topic. Some other individuals don’t pay close attention to the details, so they miss the message the artist wants to share with them. Although a photograph is the resemblance of a real image, it lacks important features contained in the real picture, yet if the audience makes good observations, the audience has the capability to decipher those important features that are lost during the process of capturing an image.