Today you will be writing about this photograph by artist Joel Sternfeld. Your analysis must be 4 paragraphs, 5 sentences minimum per paragraph. Remember to post your analysis as a comment to the blog post that corresponds to your class. If you post your analysis to the wrong class post, it will not be graded.
If you do not finish your analysis in class, you must finish and post your analysis by the end of class Monday, 10/25/21. Refer to your "How to See" handout for analyzing a photograph--
Carolina Meneses
10/22/2021 06:45:14 am
Carolina Meneses
Alexis Block
10/22/2021 07:10:48 am
While I was looking at this image, it looks like it is showing a dead elephant on the side of the road. It looks as if the elephant fell off of the truck and all the water that was on the truck is all over the water. In the image there are lots of people looking at the elephant on the floor and a car that was probably driving down the road and saw this happen. The lighting of this image is bright and the green color of the trees is not as vibrant. It looks like it's either summer or fall when this is taken because the grass is dead and the colors of the leaves are more brown.
Brooke Kapoor
10/22/2021 07:20:00 am
This photo makes me feel extremely sad. I honestly thought it was blood, however now that I know the back story I know that the Elephant is only tranquilized. The elephant wouldn't have had to be tranquilized had the man who was "training," the elephants just let the elephant live free. Elephants are already endangered and deserve to have a beautiful life.
Kaleb Yu
10/22/2021 07:20:48 am
Upon first glance, the image is very bizarre. From the local sheriff, to the elephant lying in the middle of the road. You can see many people crowding around the elephant, almost as if it’s an exhibit, which it kind of is. When will you ever see an elephant lying in the middle of the road in the countryside?
Georgia Martinez
10/22/2021 07:22:37 am
The Image depicts a road, probably in a small town or between towns. It is surrounded by trees and brush. There is another path going off the road that is a little rockier. There is a sheriff's car parked with the door open, and further ahead on the road there is a large truck and another car. There is also an elephant that appears to be unconscious on the road and is being hosed down by a woman. There are several other people watching on the side of the road and the sheriff is overseeing all of it. There are two buildings, maybe houses, in the brush where people may live or work. The brush is very yellow so it is probably summer and very hot outside. It is a very brightly lit photo and looks like it was taken in the middle of the day. The photo has a certain faded quality about it that seems to remove it from the present day.
Kendrick De Luna
10/22/2021 07:24:46 am
Seeing this picture my eye tends to look at the sheriff car that is closest to us. I didn't see the elephant at first glance. I saw the car then the trees around the wet spot. This picture gives me an odd feeling because you really have to look at the picture to see what's going on.
Krish Puri
10/22/2021 07:26:58 am
Within the scene, I can see a large elephant lying down or possibly collapsed in the middle of a road. The setting is possibly in an area with high elevation and cooler temperatures due to the fact that there are pine trees. It looks to be spring or summer due to the fact that there is no snow and the people aren’t wearing jackets. There is a sheriff car stopped on the road implying that the situation is serious. There are people gathered next to the elephant, implying that something out of the ordinary has occurred. There is either blood or water dripping down the elephant. There is a shadow of the elephant, telling us there is sun.
ethan green
10/22/2021 07:33:40 am
The image shows an unconscious elephant that had been hit by a tranquilizing dart. At first the image caught my eye in a weird kind of way, I thought that the weird spillage on the road was blood and not just sweat. I thought it was like poachers killing an elephant and taking away its iron. I notice the sheriff in the background which tells me that they might be doing something illegal. The setting looks kind of remote which is perfect for a killing or something sketchy and against the rules. It caught my eye because the trees were really pretty and tall and the sun made them have huge shadows reflecting to the ground.
Dorganator
10/22/2021 07:35:01 am
Upon first seeing this image my eyes immediately flew to the small green and white house on the right side. This house is perfectly located to attract attention while not distracting from what I presume may be the main article of the image. This house is surrounded by trees and helps show how rural this area is. If it were completely barren or purely trees, this image wouldn’t seem rural, it would seem blatantly bland and empty. This house is, dare I say, the most important part of the image. Comments are closed.
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