© Joel Sternfeld 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 writing by midnight tonight, 9/14/18. Refer to your "How to See" handout for analyzing a photograph--
Hasan Ehsan
9/14/2018 08:43:19 am
This image depicts an individual separated from the rest of the group of humans staring at a shuttle with the NASA logo on it, which presumably indicates that the shuttle is headed off to space. There’s different fields of grass in the back, but the foreground and midground is all concrete and industrial. It’s a clear sunny day, which allows natural light to capture this moment in time. A large portion of the image is a neutral gray, which highlights the industrial and urbanized aspect of this photo. The green field in the back may have the intended effect of retaining a small ounce of nature and vegetation in this photo, so that it doesn’t look completely artificial. The focus is mainly on the single man staring at the plane/shuttle, and the plane/shuttle itself. All other individuals are solely background information.
Farouk
9/14/2018 08:45:31 am
The image contains a standard commercial airplane that has the prominent and iconic NASA logo printed on the rudder in blue. The airplane has a silver shine to it, something that would be relevant in the 70’s. Also the three red, white, and blue stripes cut through the middle of the plane all the way. There is a space shuttle attached to the top of the plane. There is a mass of people standing on both sides of the craft. The people seem scattered. There is natural light being used and the sky seems clear and blue. The man that is standing close to the camera has a distinct shadow.
Mariah Podwika
9/14/2018 08:49:07 am
The image is of a man looking out over a crowd of people that are looking at a model of a spaceship. It has bright natural lighting. There is a large crowd of people in the middle ground and a single man in the foreground. The man is either looking at the group of people or the model. It’s using bright colors rather than dark.
The sunlight lighted photograph is of a almost bald man with a white T-shirt and gray pants observing a rocket ship connected to a NASA 905 airplane unready to take off because of the crowds of people in the airport . For some reason the almost bald man is more far away than most of the people observing the rocket ship on top of the plane.
Matthw Sutherland
9/14/2018 08:54:42 am
This image is of a man standing on a platform in the foreground looking at a space shuttle on top of an airplane in the background. There are also many people in the background looking at the plane on top of the space shuttle. The scene appears to be at an airport. The shuttle is attached to the plane instead of just being put on top of it. Both the plane and the shuttle are from NASA. The image is using mostly tan, grey, and white, with a decent amount of green in the very back of the image. The picture was taken in bright sunlight. There are also buildings in the very back of the picture. There’s a building to the right of the plane too. There are also cones around the plane to prevent people from getting too close. In the image, it looks like many people are watching a plane with a space shuttle on it take off. This could imply that the shuttle might launch from the plane when the plane is high enough.
Eden
9/14/2018 08:56:38 am
There is an airplane and a rocket. It looks like the plane says NASA on it, there are also a lot of people in the background and one man in front. It looks like it definitely has a filter on it. The lighting to me looks dark maybe a bit gray. It looks like an old image, so I think what’s happening is that the people are watching a rocket launch.
Claire Rollwitz
9/14/2018 08:58:06 am
Clara Blume
9/14/2018 09:00:06 am
EmmaKate
9/14/2018 09:05:37 am
This image is of a guy at an airport looking at people and two planes. One plane is a normal passenger plane and the other looks like a small military plane. The background of the image is of airport runways. Joel Sternfeld used the colors blue for the sky indicating that the image was taken sometime during the day. Gray for the place he is standing and it could be a building at the airport, or a road at the airport. The lighting is probably natural light because it looks like it could be outside because of the airport runway and planes. There are several objects used in the image, a bunch of crowds of people, a couple of buildings, and a lift that looks to be attaching a wing to the plane on the top.
Troy Githinji
9/14/2018 05:20:54 pm
In this photo, we are introduced to a very large NASA aircraft carrying a space shuttle with the printed words, United States. Near the foreground, we see a what looks like an older man, maybe in his late 50s or mid-60s looking out at the aircraft. Looking further we see a group of many people standing and observing the craft as well. This implies that this aircraft launch is a special event. On the rudder of the airplane, we see a large NASA logo with the number 905 right under it. A quick google search tells us that the airplane was modified Boeing 747 that was used by NASA to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. The plane’s introduction in 1977 gives us a timeframe for which this picture must have been taken. The picture was probably taken during noon, which is evident seeing the sunlight reflected on the aircraft. In the background, we can also see some buildings nearby. From the looks of things, this NASA aircraft is probably getting ready to lift off, and the people crowding around it are waiting to see it. 9/14/2018 09:53:31 pm
In this mage there is a man watching a NASA space shuttle either being transported or delivered. This man appears to be separated away from the giant group of visitors in business pants and shoes on his lower half, but just an undershirt on his upper half. While the man looks he is shown on a rooftop of a building on a large runway with grass and buildings surrounding it. It looks as if it is around midday establishing a brighter picture which really highlights the white of the space shuttle. The photographer also uses light grays and browns with darker green to really make the white objects stand out. For example the undershirt and the space shuttle which focuses the picture on the two objects.
Xinyu Lei
9/17/2018 03:02:18 am
The image was shot in an airport in a bright sunny morning. There are two planes in sight. One is parked above the other. They both locate far away from the photographer. Large numbers of people gather below the airplanes, swarm on the tarmac. Most of them are staring at the airplane. It’s an unusual scene, because they lack the suitcases and other accessories, so instead of coming off the airplane, they look like if they are watching an exhibition. Take a closer look to the plane on top. It can be inferred that it was a mechanism from NASA, which turns the idea of an exhibition into a ceremony for a scientific exploration, and it is possibly related to the astro engineering. In the closer lane a man stands straight and faces the crowd. He’s bald and old, both hands tuck inside his pockets. His face is unseen but the The sun shines above on the left side of the picture. The color in the photo is bright, but the chroma was relatively low. It’s not shoot under a natural light, therefore a classical feeling was given into the picture.
Sofia Galindo
9/20/2018 09:50:00 am
This image is of a man looking out at a NASA space shuttle that is in the background. The man is standing in the foreground, and there is a crowd of people also standing in the background near the shuttle. The scene is a little dull looking with not many vibrant colors, which suggests that it isn’t a modern picture. The sky is clear and blue, but because of the dullness of the colors, the sky doesn’t look as bright as a normal blue, sunny day would be. The shuttle is attached onto a NASA airplane with a yellow crane positioning it on the airplane. 9/21/2018 08:52:23 am
The image looks like it was shot in natural light but almost looks overexposed. The number of light color mixtures in this image makes it look like the artist was taking the image around midday. Color-wise, the image is very subtle and there is not much bright color. In addition, the photographer made the image look as though the colors that the people are wearing are specific to the scene. As the person looking at the image, I can not tell whether or not that was planned. Comments are closed.
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