Period 3 -- Critical Analysis #4

10/7/2016

©Keith Carter

Complete in class. 4 paragraphs minimum, 5 sentences minimum per paragraph.

Mouna Al-Hakeem

10/7/2016 07:12:06 am

There is a white horse. The image is in black and white. There are dark shadows surrounding the image. The horse is eating the weeds.
The image is under exposed. The subject is in motion. The color is correct. There is no pixelation. It is in adequate resolution.
It is pleasing to look at. The rule of thirds is being used. The photographer shot it in a bugs eye view. It is framed. My eyes direct to the horizontal line of the horses back.
The image is symmetrical. The subject does not fill the entire frame. The positive space is the horse and the negative space is the grass and trees. It is a dark image. The artist's intension was to get is viewers to think about the mystery in the image. This image is beautiful and interesting.

Nick Perez link

10/7/2016 07:13:00 am

This is an interesting image of a horse. The horse is standing in a grassy field, and the image is slightly blurry. The image is in black and white giving it a darker overall color, and the horse in the image simply seems to be grazing. The image seems to be a tad bit underexposed due to the fact that it seems a bit dark. The image is not in focus. A low shutter speed was used to show the movement of the horse. There is adequate resolution and the color is correct.

This image is very pleasing to look at. The rule of thirds is not being used in this image, because the horse is centered. The point of view is from right in front of the horse, and the image is taken right in front of the horse. The horse itself is the focal point of the image because the viewers eyes are drawn to the horse. The image is not framed. In order to draw the viewers eyes to the photo, the photographer increased the contrast so that the horse stood out and the background was darker. There is extra space around the subject in order to increase the draw to look at the subject given that the subject is bright white while the rest of the image is dark. There is positive space only where the horse is with the rest of the image containing negative space.

This image contains one central theme, and that is the idea of the importance of the everyday, mundane activities. The horse in this image is simply eating grass, nothing more, nothing less. This is an everyday action that the photographer places importance on by increasing the contrast of the photograph. There is not a story being told other than the one of the grazing horse. The artist made the image in order to show the viewer that we have beautiful things all around us. The author is trying to get us to open our eyes and realize how amazing things we all view as commonplace are. The image challenges the political science idea of the unimportance of the common man. This is because the artist places focus on the simplest of all activities and makes it important. This goes in direct contrast to this political science notion (anti majoritarian pluralism).

I do not particularly enjoy this image. It provokes ones curiosity but, all in all, I do not find it to be all that interesting. I do not believe that this photograph is successful in conveying the ideas that I perceived from it because the subject of the image is not powerful enough to coney these ideas. All in all, this is an interesting photograph that is quite beautiful, but not as powerful as it could be.

Harrison Fentress link

10/7/2016 07:16:39 am

The picture is an image of a blurred white horse bending down in black and white. It is using black and white to convey emotion. The lighting is mostly dark shadows. All there is in photo besides the horse is grass and dark trees behind it. The image was captured in a long exposure photograph.
The image is underexposed in the shadow areas. The image is in focus but the shutter speed was slower than normal. The whites look milky, beige white. There is adequate resolution. The blur was probably for artistic intent.
It isn't very nice to look at because it is hard to see the state of the horse and the background. The rule of thirds is not being used. The photographer took the photo from the height of the horse's back. I can't tell the depth of field. The focal point of the photo is the horse, but it isn't framed by anything. All the lines are horizontal except for the horse's legs which are vertical. They all direct your eye to the horse. The image is relatively symmetrical. There is extra space, which would probably be everything but the horse. The image crops off where the tree line ends. The image is all negative space except for the horse which is positive.
There is the idea of an animals point of view, maybe even a predator, in the image. There may be a idea of a predator or hunter stalking prey and the predator doesn't see the horse as an object with feelings but as prey. Although, horses are rarely hunted, maybe it could be about the taming of the horse and the only action is wild animal ever gets anymore is bending down to eat. I like this image and even though it is hard to look at I think it was partly successful in showing that idea.

Will Thompson

10/7/2016 07:17:24 am

The subject of the image above seems to b a horse. Though it may be blurry you ca still make out the features of the horse. It is a long exposure image. You can tell because of the movement waves, I guess you can call them, are obscuring the horse. This is oddly pleasing to look at.
The photo is in black and white which really allows the horse to stand out. The horse stands out because it is white while the rest of the image is mostly black. the textures of everything surrounding the horse seems to complement the movement ripples around the horse. it does his by staying relatively still. Being still helps emphasize the horse's movement and keeps the image centered.
At the top left of the photo there is a little ray of sunshine.This stops the image from looking sad. The sun has always either been a sign of hope or a new day. In this case I believe it represents hope. By keeping this image a happy one, it allows the viewer to feel peaceful because the horse is calm.
Even though the horse is moving, his head looks to be in the same spot. A horse eating is the he is most venerable. Seeing a creature when its most venerable is calming and soothing. Mainly because being clam makes you venerable and when you see this horse it is calming and keeps you staring.

Eddie Garcia link

10/7/2016 07:17:41 am

This image depicts a horse grazing in a pasture. The colors used in this scene are black in white. I believe the artist did this to make the white horse stand out from the background. There are no people in this exposure,but rather a lone horse in the field. The horse is difficult to see properly since it is blurred.

The image is underexposed, it is very hard to make out what is behind the horse. The image as a whole is in focus, but the horse is blurred and is hard to see what it is doing clearly. The color is correct since the whites look very white on the horse. In this exposure there is no visible pixelation when you zoom in to try to find noise. The resolution is adequate since the image is not stretched and everything looks proportional.

The composition is set so that the horse looks like it is in more than one place at once. This affect was created by using a very low shutter speed. In this photograph the rule of thirds is not visibly seen, the horse is not directly in the middle. There also nothing on the sides to make this image utilize the rule of thirds. The photographer took this photograph from a human point of view since we are not above it like a bird or below the horse like a bug.

I think this image is trying to depict nature as a whole. The horse was depicted as it was because it represents how humans have made a lot of animals go extinct. As the horse progresses forward it fades more and more until it is not there representing how animals have been becoming extinct since humans started the industrial revolution. I personally like this picture since it is nice to look at. The horse has a really nice white to it. I believe it is successful since it has viewers looking at the exposure to try to understand it better. The more you look at it the more thoughts run through your mind.

Sarah Marshall

10/7/2016 07:20:10 am

This image is of a white horse feeding on grass in a forest. The grass seems dead and the artist uses dark colors to represent something. I think that the artist made the forest dark so it seems like a bad place and made the horse white to represent the only good in the forest. The artist uses very dark shadows and no sunlight, it was taken with natural light. We can see where the horse has moved because the artist used a slow shutter speed.
The image is underexposed and not everything is in focus. There is some pixelation ad blurriness. The color is correct. I find this image pleasing to look at because it peaks my curiosity and makes me ask questions such as, why is the horse the only bright subject in the photo?, Is the forest a bad place?, What was the artist trying to tell its viewers?. The rule of thirds is not being used because the horse is in the middle of the photo.
The artist took this photo at eye level with the horse. The horse is the focal point and is framed by the trees in the background. The lines of the branches on the trees direct my eye to the horse’s face,which is interesting because you cannot see it’s head. The image is balanced. Everything in the picture is still except for the horse.
I believe there is a story being told in the image. There was once a forest where the horse is standing. The trees were cut down and the horse is just picking up the scraps of the deforestation. The image reminds me of Harry Potter when the unicorn was killed in the forest. The artist is trying to explain the destruction of deforestation. I like this photograph a lot because i f ifnd it very interesting and I love horses.

Bo Yin

10/7/2016 07:21:10 am

The picture is about a horse on the ground. It is eating grass. Behind the horse, there're trees and woods. It uses black and white colors. The colors makes the image full of mysteries. The light of the image is dark, nut it makes the horse more bright.

The photo is underexposed and it's really dark. The image is focusing on the horse. However, it uses a really long shutter speed. That makes the image show the whole movement of the horse. Since the photographer wants to create a dark and mysterious atmosphere, the color usage would be right.

The image is really good to look at because the moving horse create a beautiful scene. The rule of third is not being used because as we can see, the horse is right at the middle of the picture. The photo uses a bug's eye view. It makes the horse looks huge. Although there are no lines in this picture, we can still focus only on the horse because the other part of the image is being darken.

The image shows us the movement of a horse eating grass. But I don't understand the story behind the image. I like the image because it makes me think about the story happened. It is a successful picture because it is a beautiful photo to look at. The picture is also very successful in creating a mysterious atmosphere.

Bryce C. link

10/7/2016 07:22:01 am

This image depicts a small horse which might be eating the weeds on the ground. The horse is in the middle of a burnt clearing in the woods. This leads me to believe that this horse is a wild one or one that escaped its owner. The image has a black and white filter on which makes the light beyond the tree line barely visible. The lighting is odd due to the clearing being naturally lit by bright sunlight and the trees being barely lit at all.

The horse appears to be blurred, leading me to believe that the photographer had a very slow shutter speed. The top of the weeds appear to be shining, most likely due to dew from rain. It also seems that the ground is in focus while the horse and the tree line are not. The photographer had to have used a shallow DOF and a low ISO. This leads me to believe that the intended positive space would be the weed-covered ground and the negative space to be the treeline and the horse, even though the horse is in the middle of the photo.

This photograph leaves a lot of extra space around the horse. This may be due to the angle the photographer used. The angle appears to be relative to the ground, but at a slight angle. The image crops off at the tree line and at the edge of the burnt clearing. The lines in the photo appear to direct your eye away from the horse itself and into the clearing.

I believe the theme of this photograph is wonder. The photograph is meant to make the viewer wonder what is happening in the photo. In fact, I also think the photographer himself/herself doesn’t know actual “theme” of the photo. He/she made the intent of making you question and imagine the actual theme of the photo. This image reminds me of those types of books where you have no idea what is going on but you enjoy it. I enjoy this photograph solely because of that sense of wonder the artist put into it.

Karina Samuel

10/7/2016 07:23:11 am

This image is a black and white picture of a white horse eating grass. The environment is not a flat pasture but more of a wooded area. The trees look dreary and the grass appears nearly dead. This picture was shot outside and in result natural lighting was used. It is a moving image of the horse which causes the blurriness of the subject.

The image appears a bit too underexposed. However, while editing this image, the photographer used a fairly large amount of contrast in addition of the black and white filter. This was all done to make the image have a somewhat gothic mood and feel. Even the the horse is not in the focus, the background is in focus. Other than that I think that the image has adequate resolution.

I can see how some viewers can be disturbed by the blurry subject. However I find this that this quality makes the image more endearing. It is shot in a broad set of field.The photographer also applied the rule of thirds to some extent. This image is not framed.

Like I said before, based on the scenery and the underexposure, i think the photographer is going for a gothic theme. I don’t believe their is any story being told. However the horse reminds of a white stallion I rode when I used to ride horses throughout my childhood. When he first arrived to our stables, he was always afraid and angry. He would kick the stable walls and bite you when you were adjusting the stirrups on him. As the years past by, he got better but he came from a very dark place of abuse. This image illustrates and reminds me of this dark place.

Kyle Nevitt link

10/7/2016 07:24:18 am

This image is of a white horse in a forest looking place. It is using black and white as the only colors. The lighting seems to be dark but it is hard to tell whether the lighting is dark and if there are shadows because it is black and white. The only things in this picture are the horse, the leaves and grass on the ground, and the trees in the background. In the image the horse seems to be grazing on the grass.

It is hard to tell whether the image is overexposed or underexposed because the image is in black and white. However, the image seems to be a bit underexposed because the background trees look very dark. The image is not in focus well because the horse looks blurry. Because it is black and white it is hard to tell if the colors are correct, but the white horse does look white. There seems to be some pixelation in the background on the trees, which means that the photographer used an inadequate resolution for the photo.

The photograph is pleasing to look at because of the element of isolation from society shown through the horse. The rule of thirds seems to be in use as the horse is in the center of the picture and the trees in the background are in the left and right thirds of the picture. The point of view of the photograph is from the same level and to the side of the horse with the horse being the focal point. The picture is framed by the trees in the background but there are no true lines in the picture, other than a few of the tree branches which are pointing at the horse. The image is fairly symmetrical and the edge of the frame is the trees and the grass surrounding the horse.

One of the themes of this image is to withdraw yourself from society so that you can experience occurrences like this in nature. Another theme is that life moves on no matter what your situation is. The photographer wanted to show people how amazing nature can be if we take the time to stop and appreciate it. The photographer also wanted to show us that we don't control life. I like this image and think it is successful because it makes me want to go out into nature and the wilderness more often to experience and appreciate its everyday wonders but also makes me realize that life will not wait on me and do what I want, as shown by the horse moving while the photographer is trying to take a picture of it.

Stow Neilson link

10/7/2016 07:24:34 am

The image is of a blurry horse with trees in the background. The horse seems to have been walking forward and the image was taken in slow shutter speed. The image uses grey scale, and the horse is the only white in the image with the background being darker.

The image is very dark because of the background. the trees block off most of the light in the image. The horse is the only bright part in the image. The horse is very blurry because it was walking forward. the color seems a bit dark with all the black, but the white is fine.

The image is pleasing to look at because it the horse blur is very soft. The rule of thirds is not being used because the horse is in the center of the image. the point of view of the image is flat level with the horse from the direct side of it. There are no interfering or leading lines in the image. the horse is asymmetrical because it os walking one direction making it more blurry on the right side.

I think the image isn't the best. It doesn't use any lines to lead you around. The image also doesn't use rule of thirds. since the image is in black and white it kind of is bland to look at. The image is also very dark.

roman ruiz

10/7/2016 07:25:49 am

This is a long exposure image of a moving horse. How do i know? because the object of this photo is blurred, and blurriness of the object shows movement. this image is long exposure because it shows movement. This image is underexposed a little bit. This image is using white colors and black colors because of the horse and the background.
This image is underexposed because of the background of this image. The image is in focus, and it is in focus for the belly of the horse. The colors of this Image are correct because the whites are whites, and the rest is also correct. This image has not so much pixelation for the background, but it has some for the moving horse. This image is pleasing to look at because of the whites battling the blacks, which is both of the colors are mixing in with each other, and making a pleasing image.
The rule of thirds is not being used because the horse is in the middle of the photo and the background is using up the rest of the space. Then point of view for this photograph is directly pointing towards the object. The focal point of this photograph is pointing directly towards the stomach of the horse. This image is not framed. The image is balanced.
The subject does not fill the frame because there is no frame. The edge of the image cuts off the branches of the trees, and also the grass. The positive of this image is the horse, and the negative is the background. Some ideas could be that life can be still, but you keep moving forward. There could be no story.
He made this image to show movement of a subject. This image reminds me of cowboys. It does not challenge beliefs, religions, or assumptions. This image is interesting, and pretty. I do like this photo, and it is a success.

Nick Perez (updated) link

10/7/2016 07:26:59 am

This is an interesting image of a horse. The horse is standing in a grassy field, and the image is slightly blurry. The image is in black and white giving it a darker overall color, and the horse in the image simply seems to be grazing. The image seems to be a tad bit underexposed due to the fact that it seems a bit dark. The image is not in focus. A low shutter speed was used to show the movement of the horse. There is adequate resolution and the color is correct.

This image is very pleasing to look at. The rule of thirds is not being used in this image, because the horse is centered. The point of view is from right in front of the horse, and the image is taken right in front of the horse. The horse itself is the focal point of the image because the viewers eyes are drawn to the horse. The image is not framed. In order to draw the viewers eyes to the photo, the photographer increased the contrast so that the horse stood out and the background was darker. There is extra space around the subject in order to increase the draw to look at the subject given that the subject is bright white while the rest of the image is dark. There is positive space only where the horse is with the rest of the image containing negative space.

This image contains one central theme, and that is the idea of the importance of the everyday, mundane activities. The horse in this image is simply eating grass, nothing more, nothing less. This is an everyday action that the photographer places importance on by increasing the contrast of the photograph. There is not a story being told other than the one of the grazing horse. The artist made the image in order to show the viewer that we have beautiful things all around us. The author is trying to get us to open our eyes and realize how amazing things we all view as commonplace are. The image challenges the political science idea of the unimportance of the common man. This is because the artist places focus on the simplest of all activities and makes it important. This goes in direct contrast to this political science notion (anti majoritarian pluralism).

I do not particularly enjoy this image. It provokes ones curiosity but, all in all, I do not find it to be all that interesting. I do not believe that this photograph is successful in conveying the ideas that I perceived from it because the subject of the image is not powerful enough to convey these ideas. This is a brilliant picture however due to it's composition. All in all, this is an interesting photograph that is quite beautiful, but not as powerful as it could be.

Roman Ruiz (forgot to indent)

10/7/2016 07:28:22 am

Daniel Herrera

10/7/2016 07:28:57 am

In this image the photo was taken using long exposure, you can tell due to the horse's motion. This image is in black and white to express the horse and to make him very visible. The lighting in this image seems dark, but due to the long exposure, you get to see the horses color pretty clearly. In this picture there are only two main objects, the horse, and the woods, or trees behind the horse. In this image the horse seems to be eating while walking back and forth.
Since you can see the objects in this picture clearly, the picture would be neither overexposed or underexposed. Yes, this image is in focus and has a high depth of field. This image is not color corrected because its grayscale is black and white, and there isn't any pixelation on either side. Also there is no rule of thirds being used, the horse is in the center.this photographer took the picture from third person point of view, on the horse's right. The horse fills the frames, the framing crops off the rest of the forests length.

In this image the horse is simply eating, I find no story being told, and no true intentions on why this picture was taken other than for the good looking. And the image reminds me of when I was younger and rode on a horse. This picture doesnt remind me of many people other than the people i've been horse riding with, This image is interesting, I personally can't find a message in the image but I know others will see this differently. Yea i like the image, although it's not something i really like, its nice looking. No, I don't believe the photographer is successful because anyone can take this image, all we need is a horse and dark lighting, and keep you shutter open for a little while the horse eats.

Peyton Nebens

10/7/2016 07:29:37 am

This is a image of a white horse. The focus of the photo is the horse. Everything in the picture is black and white but the horse is all white and is eating grass in a forest. It looks like there are some dark shadows in the back of the image behind the horse. The objects in the image are the horse, the grass and the trees in the forest.

The white horse is bending down to eat the grass in the forest. It is a tad underexposed but the horse is not underexposed just the back of the image. The image is in focus. The photograph is pixelated and it not very clear. I think it is soothing to look at because I like how the photographer made everything else so dark but made the horse bright.

The horse is in the center of the image and the photographer took the image straight on. I think there is a story behind this image, the way the photographer portrayed it the horse almost looks magical. Since the horse was moving and it is so white. I also think that the photographer was saying that everything else is dark and gloomy in this picture but the horse lights up the whole picture. This picture reminds me of a fairy tale, how the horse looks almost like a unicorn in the picture and the horse is magical.

I really like this image because, it is different then any other image that I have seen. I feel that the photographer is very successful in this image because it reminds me of a fairytale and it is very interesting. The image is very intriguing and you want to know more about the story being told. You also want know why did the photographer take this photo of this horse in the middle of the woods. There is definitely a story being told in this image you just want to know more.

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