Unusual and interesting photos

Part 1: 

1. At first I thought my eye sight was messed up. Seeing multiple of the same building, but blurred out and off centered sorta confused me at first. After checking to make sure it wasn't just my eyes, I sorta liked it. I say sorta, because I have a pet peeve about this type on photography, and I generally don't like it. I don't like things in the photo to be blurry and mulitiplied like in these photos. It is an interesting idea, just not one of my favorite.

2. I think Ruhm probably took these photos with a really slow shutter speed, so between each little "click" he turned the camera to a different angle. This caused the photo to have multiple shots of the building, causing an add effect.

3. I think a bridge would be cool to use as the focus point in a picture like this. Up north, there is a red bridge, on the way to my uncle's house. I think it would be interesting to use the bridge, and maybe in the picture turn the angle of the camera enough to where each shot of the bridge makes one big circle.



Part 2:

I found this picture by Jay Janner in the Environment Picture Story category and it won 1st place. I like this photo because it shows the destruction on the drought, but with the sun setting in the background, it gives a sense of new hope that things will get better.  The sunset in the background really caught my eye, and I like that the trees and house in the background are black, because it focuses on the sunset, while also making the dead trees pop and catch your attention as well; and I think that is also why the judges picked this photo. Janner probably had to sit there all day to find the right angle, the right lighting, and wait for the sun to start setting. It must have taken a long time, and I think it was worth it. 

This picture was in the Sports Action category with 1st place, by Bob Martin.  The angle really caught my eye, it's a very good angle in my opinion. I also really like how every part of the picture is as if Martin pressed pause on a movie. it's a very clear picture and I love it. I think the judges liked this photo because of the clearness of the photo, and how you can see every bit of the hay flying off of the bail, and how you can see every muscle in the horse's body. Martin had to be pretty darn brave to get this close to the horses and the track. He probably had to lay down on the side of the track and sit there in an uncomfortable position while the horses and the horse riders got to where he was waiting to snap the picture. 

Then, I found this picture in the Photojournalist of the Year category, with a 1st place award. This picture was taken by Ross Taylor in Port-Au-Prince. The girl peering out of the tent caught my eye. It looks like the girl is still a little bit scared to come out of the tent, but also has enough courage to peer out and see what is going on outside. I think the judges liked the simplicity of this photo, and also the sort of blank expression the girl has. She has probably been through so much that she doesn't know how to feel about what has happened. Taylor had to go all the way to Port-Au-Prince, to the destruction and sadness of the earthquake. I think that was a brave thing to do, and something that probably not all photographers would be willing to do.

Part 3:

1. Always looking for the perfect angle, taking shots of things important to us, and taking a photo showing perspective are all very important for photographers to remember when taking photos. Without a good angle, or perspective the picture can be very dull and uninteresting, and why would you want to take a picture of something that doesn't mean anything to you or a subject that doesn't interest you?

2.

Cafe at Night by Vincent Van Gogh

3.

Photograph of the same restaurant today, that Van Gogh Painted.  Photographer is unknown. 

4.  The painting I chose was "Cafe at Night" by Vincent Van Gogh, and the picture I found was actually taken by the exact same restaurant, but a different person. I think the photographer followed the suggestions pretty well, because there is a decent amount of perspective. I think they could have done a better job at getting a good angle, but they did an okay job of it.

5. I think paintings of nature influence me the most, because that is something I am interested in taking photos of. I want to be able to take those super close pictures of flowers and show the texture of them, or take photos of sunsets and sunrises, so those paintings will influence me the most.