A Favourite Silent Film

Write a paragraph or two to explain which of the two silent films ( "The General"; "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans") you prefer and why you prefer it. After you finish your writing, please post your work to our class blog. Bring a copy to class for my evaluation and our discussion next week.

Be specific in your comments by referring to, for example, how the story is told to us, the importance of characters, the way the film communicates to us emotionally and so on. Remember that you can see these films again by visiting Archive.org

Creating an Image:The ramp in the dark

It was hard that finding this photo from my retarded photo shots pile. I took this picture
for include 3 compositions in one picture such as Dynamic symmetry, principle of third's
and a bold contrast of bright and dark. This ramp beside of sidewalk is placed on the
dynamic symmetry composition.The slant line between grass field and the sidewalk was chosen to show the composition surely. Principle of third's composition also applied in this picture. I didn't meant it, but somehow it does. Lighting of the photo is expressing my feeling really much. I am a graveyard shift concierge, so I walk in the dark usually. When I patrol in
the middle of night, a ramp in the blindly dark road is very pleased and useful help. It make me to walk with no fear. I hadn't been thought about shoot a picture with purpose before, but I figured that it is actually fun to think about compositions for express feelings by camera.

Creating an Image:The Amazing Blown Glass

 Robert Gary Parkes makes contemporary blown art glass at The Loafing Shed Glass Studio in Surrey

Creating an Image: Salmon Strive over the Fish Ladder

Creating an Image: Tofino Sunset Silhouette

I took a series of four or five shots to get this one, the one I like and the one that shows the effect I was looking for at the time (10 p.m. in June, 2013; shot using a very fast film "speed" on digital camera; it was very nearly dark). My son's silhouette is the center of interest and from his outline the eye follows down to the sunset in the middle, clearly what he and my wife (a kind of secondary interest point) were looking at that night. There is a good dynamic symmetry shown in the shot as well as my son's head on an interest point from the rule of thirds. You will also note that I squatted to take the shot so as to allow more sky in the shot. What a beautiful sunset!

Five pictures that I liked.

 Good example of lighting.

 Nice sample of dynamic symmetry.

 Principle of thirds.

 Asymmetrical balance.

High view point and high camera angle.

I take this picture as my favorite among above. This photo comprehends dynamic symmetry, high viewpoint and high camera angle, and asymmetrical balance. On the first, the senior woman who being rescued had accentuated by dynamic symmetry. It shows us the main subject of the picture vividly. High viewpoint and high camera angle is excessively contributing to this scene that a rescue soldier work to rescue a flood victim actively and spectacularly. The last remarkable composition of this piece is asymmetrical balance. A slant line from under left corner to upper right corner is dividing this photo into two contrasting scenes. Flood site and rescue helicopter seem to hell and heaven to me. The eye catching point of this photo is not just variable composition methods, but the photographer's concentration to the main subject and the ambiance such as a moment of block buster movie.

“I have a dream!” an Excellent Photo from " The Big Pictures"

Martin Luther King: "I have a dream!”      

I find the famous picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. waving to his supporters to be very attractive for it presents excellent contrast, composition, informal balance, and expression. Black and white goes back to the very origins of photography. In the photo, viewers can be attracted directly by the contrast of Martin Luther King wearing a black suit with an exposed white collar and sleeves. His smile face is follows the rule of thirds to present the "point of interest. Another feature is asymmetrical balance. When we look from his eyes to his right hand then toward to the Washington Monument stands between the sky and pond, the connection created a delicate informal balance and contrast to the crowd of the audiences. Look at the photo again and again, I can feel and hear the voice of Martin Luther King (1963): “I have a dream!”  

 “I have a dream!”  Five Excellent Photos from " The Big Pictures"

US civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. waves from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to supporters on the Mall in Washington, DC, during the "March on Washington" on Aug. 28, 1963.

the other 4 photos:

I love this photo, for the photo presents simplicity and balance. This kid and is clearly the centre of interest in the shot and he is on an interest point that representing the rule or thirds, too. The kid is small, but he is look stronger. The picture seems to relate a wonderful story about the kid’s dream. A second interest point is an airplane with a smoke, his dream. In addition, the diagonal line that represents dynamic symmetry is very clean. The diagonal line of the kid’s hand that towards top of the shot. On the other hands, the diagonal line of the airplane towards into the bottom. The kid, a big picture, is in the lower part of the picture that seems lighter. The airplane is in the upper part of the picture that seems heavier. Both represent aspects of balance. Thus, this simple picture provides a nice illustration.

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How to Post a Picture to the Blog

Once you locate a picture you like, use the right click feature on your computer to open up a menu. Click on the photo itself to do so. One of your choices will be "copy." Choose "copy."

Now, go to the blog and choose "new post." You can find "new post" in the upper right corner of the screen when you are logged in to your blogger/gmail account.

In the space where you write, choose "paste" and the picture will appear! You can choose several sizes. Choose a size that allows us to see the whole picture all at once. You can choose "preview" in the upper right corner of the screen when you are posting.

After you do that, choose "publish" and then go back and comment on your own photo (the paragraph). Be sure to give your post a good title.

Good luck! See you Thursday.

Running Up the "Gostra" or Greased Pole; Dynamic Symmetry and the Rule of Thirds

Link to Boston.com Big Picture

Here's the link you need for this week's assignment.

www.boston.com/bigpicture/