1. What first stands out to me when I see this photograph is the story that it tells. I took this photograph in Snowy Range, Wyoming on our last trip out there. The grandfather was teaching his grandson how to fish. The composition also stands out to me. The photograph is an example of using the rule of thirds to place the focal point in one of the corners; this ultimately makes for a stronger composition than a focal point that is centered.2. This photograph is of a grandfather and his grandson sitting on a rock looking over a lake with mountains in the background. This is a vertically positioned photograph, the mountains and trees take up the top half of the composition, with the lake and people are in the bottom half. The man and boy are located on the left side of the photo. The mountains have snow on them with green trees. I chose to keep the photograph in color because the picture was taken on a cloudy day so there isn’t a strong light source. The figures seemed to blend in to much with the lake in black and white. I like the say that the trees are positioned at a vertical angle going up the mountain; this creates a lot of interest in the photo and balances out the color in the composition.
3. The composition of the photograph has both positive and negative aspects. The figures placed in the lower left hand corner follows the rule of thirds which is great but the horizontal line that is made by the mountains meeting the lake is placed right across the center of the plane. This kind of cuts the picture in two which isn’t very good, but the placement of the diagonal trees going up the mountain helps to balance that transition out. There are a lot of lines in the photo; I like the reflections in the water and the shapes that the snow creates in the mountains. Like I stated in question number 2, I decided to leave the picture in color instead of black and white. I wish there would have been more sunlight that day because the photo seems somewhat dull. Overall, I like the composition of this photograph, it may not be the best composition but I love the story that it tells.
4. The story in this photograph is pretty apparent. I was walking of the mountain with my family when we walked by this man teaching his the little boy how to fish. It was so precious that I had to turn around and sneak a picture. I actually have no idea who they are but one of my favorite memories from the trip was watching the pure joy that they were experiencing in their time together. If I was to name this photograph using one simple word it would probably be priceless. I feel that time spend with family is truly priceless, especially time spend between grandchildren and their grandparents.
5. Turner’s drawings and paintings are very beautiful. They are very soft and free. I found many paintings that were mountainous scenes so we have that in common. He even included figures in some of his landscapes. I wasn’t very successful finding very many of his drawings, I think he is most famous for his paintings. I love the way he portrays the sky in a lot of the paintings. My photograph doesn’t show any sky or clouds because of the angle the photo was taken at and because of the mountains. Overall, I think that if this photograph was to be painted in soft gestural manner it would relate the Turner’s work quite a bit.
