Period 3 -- Critical Analysis #5

10/17/2016

Four paragraphs minimum, 5 sentences per paragraph minimum. Think about this in relation to your current Composition Project: What sort of perspective is this photograph made from? How is the artist using the frame? How do you think the photographer was able to coordinate this shot? What if you were to try to create an image like this: how would you do it? What sort of planning and pre planning would this entail?

Nick Perez

10/27/2016 08:17:44 am

This is an image of a turned over bus. In this image, the people are looking at the bus which has been turned. There is one man standing on the bus, which has a ton of smoke coming out of it. The image uses good form. The colors are correct and the whites are white. Furthermore, there is adequate pixelation. The composition of this image is also very good.

This image uses great composition. The rule of thirds is not used, given that the bus is right in the middle of the image. The image is not boring however, as the rest of the composition is very good. This image is made from a bird's eye point of view. The object is framed by the sidewalk, which encloses the action of the picture on either side. This is a unique frame that is different from many that you would see. This shot was most likely very difficult to make. In order to make it, you had to get very high in a tree or a crane, and get everyone into perfect position. This would require a great deal of planning and coordination, especially with the flipped bus. It is quite hard to get a flipped bus in the middle of the street.This image also plays complex themes and ideas.

This image conveys an idea of our general draw to disaster. As we drive down the highway, we are drawn to wrecks. Even if the wreck is on the other side of the highway, we still slow down to see it. We are drawn to disasters in life, because they’re interesting and the carnage captivates us. This is a common theme in movies, such as San Andreas or Independence day. This is a human fascination, as seen in the image. Everyone in the image is just staring at the bus, captivated by the disaster.
I think that this image is beautiful. It is fascinating just as any disaster is to the human eye. It is interesting to think about what those who are onlooking the disaster are pondering. I do like this image because it has an interesting subject, and a unique way of framing the image that I have not seen before. Furthermore, the picture is impressive because of all of the different variables that had to be assessed when taking the picture and setting the picture up. All in all, this is an awesome image.

Eddie Garcia

10/27/2016 08:25:47 am

This image depicts a school bus that has smoke coming from it. The bus has been tipped over and the view may assume that the bus caught on fire, and was in a accident. The lighting is somewhat dark in this exposure. The photographer might have done this to set a gloomy mood for anyone who views the image. The main points of this image are the people and the tipped over school bus,

The image appears to be a little underexposed. I believe that this was done to set a certain mood within a viewer. The image is perfectly in focus since nothing is blurry. Since the image looks crips and clear there is no pixelation. The resolution is adequate since the image does not appear to be stretched in anyway.

This image was taken in an elevated point of view. I do not believe it is high enough to be a birds eye view. The Image is also to high to be from a persons point of view. There is a lot of negative space above the bus that only depicts the sky and the hill in the background. The bus is also framed by the wires of the telephone posts. The wires make a box that surrounds the bus.

I Think this image is displaying the theme of be prepared for anything. On a normal route to school a school bus tipped over unexpectedly. If you are prepared for the unexpected then you will always be on top of things when ever something does not go as planned. I like this image since it has nice colors and portrays an interesting image.

Karina Samuel

10/27/2016 08:33:01 am

The image is of a broken down and overturned bus. it is in the middle of a street of a small suburb. A few individuals that are around the bus are either standing or sitting on the curb. However all their heads are faced towards the bus. it draws our eyes to the subject of the image which is the bus.

This is shot from a bird’s eye view, an elevated perspective. This street is at the bottom of this valley so it puts more emphasis on the buss being the main attention. I believe that the photographer was able to get this shot on an elevated area. Because based on the landscape in the background, it shows us that it is not completely flat land. He probably staged this scene and hired models and the props to be in this shot.

If I were to create an image like this I would do several things. Firstly I would want this scene to be taken in a different perspective. I respect his visual because we get to see the big picture. However I would want to be down at the street and take the image as one of the people standing around the bus. I feel like that would be a more personal and powerful way of conveying the message of the image.

The exposure and focus is correct in this picture. It looks like it was taken early in the morning just after sunrise. I like this because it gives it a blueish tint. Also it creates diffused lighting. It this were taken at noon I feel like the lighting would of have been too harsh and bright.
Overall, I enjoy this image.

Harrison Fentress

10/27/2016 08:34:47 am

This image depicts a schoolbus on it’s side and on fire with a teen standing on top. There are a few teenagers standing around watching in this suburban neighborhood. The shrubby hills and blue sky suggest Californian landscape and a stereotypical calm neighborhood. It has a natural sunlight lighting but the subject is setup. The teenagers standing around the burning bus looked either entertained or mesmerized.
The image looks slightly underexposed. The image is in focus and it has a large depth of field. The colors look correct. There is good resolution. No pixelation.
It is pleasing to look at because there is a large shadow over the image and it makes the colors soft. The rule of thirds is being used by the road being in the middle third and the teens on the sides. The point of view is from up high, possibly a house roof or helicopter. The focal point is the bus and the kid standing on top of it. It is framed by the road and the people watching. The lines are the driveways and telephone wires and they lead your eyes to the road and bus. The image is mostly symmetrical. There is extra space in the sky and background hills and the houses. The frame crops off so you can't see any road but this one.
There is a theme of a controlled chaos. Maybe the photographer is trying to communicate how helpless and powerless this teens are. All they can do about this scenario is watch. This image is noteworthy but is has a sad and meaningful connotation. I like this image and I would say it is successful because it is something that our society deals with and they message was conveyed well.

Mouna Al-Hakeem

10/27/2016 08:35:08 am

There is a bus that is flipped to its side. It is using bright colors. It uses natural lighting. There are people around the bus. It is in a very quiet neiborhood.
The image is perfectly exposed. Everything is in focus. All the colors are correct. There is no pixelation. It is pleasing to look at. The rule of thirds is being used.
It is at a high angle. It is framed. The road directs my eye to the bus. The image is balanced. The subject does not fill the frame.
The is negative and positive space. It is kinda happy in a way. Everyone seems so casual about the bus being on fire. It could be planned. It is a nice image though.

Peyton Nebens

10/27/2016 08:35:45 am

This in an image of teenagers and kids looking at a bus that tipped over. It is natural light in the image. There are multiple people in this photo looking at the bus. There is also one boy standing on top of the bus, maybe these kids tipped it over for some reason. This photo seems staged to me because I feel like the people are posed how the girl looking straight on to the bus looks posed a certain way. There are people, a bus that tipped over, houses surrounding it and cars.
I think it is a little bit underexposed. Yes the image is in focus. I think the colors in the image are very beautiful. There is some pixelation in the photo but I like it. I think this photo is pleasing to look at the way the photographer used the colors and how the sun is not blazing on the people it is behind the scene and it is really nice.
It looks like the photographer took the picture from a higher point. The focal point is the yellow bus with the boy standing on top of it. The negative space is the trees and houses behind it. I think the theme of this image is destruction, I feel that the kids did something to the bus to make it tip over because they are rebelling. Also they are rebelling school maybe they are sick of going to school so they want to show that in tipping the bus over.
Yes there is story being told in this image. I think the intention is to show rebellion and how maybe the kids are not happy about something so they rebel. I think the image is very beautiful because of the way the photographer angled the image and the natural light she/he used. I really like this image because it shows what some kids do and they rebel maybe because of their parents don't pay attention to them. I think it shows the world what kids can do.
I think this photograph is successful because the photographer achieved what they were going for an edit is really cool and interesting to look at. This image looks like it is in this little neighborhood it could be in California or really anywhere that has mountains. That is why I like what the photographer did where he took the picture and you don't really know where it is so I think the photographer achieved mystery in this image. This image makes you wonder if the kids did this or they just don't care and are just watching it. This image is very interesting and you what to know more.

sarah marshall

10/27/2016 08:36:19 am

This image is of a school bus on fire and its flipped over. There are many kids around the bus but there is only one child standing on top of the bus. The image is using dark colors to show a sad or depressing kind of mood. The lighting is b=natural and dark, it was most likely taken in early morning. The objects in the image are school buses, students, and houses.
The image is a little underexposed and everything is in focus. The colors are correct. I find this image pleasing to look at because it is very interesting. You would think that the kids would be sad or scared looking but they are acting like it is just a normal day, one kid is even standing on top of the burning bus. The rule of thirds is not being used because the bus and the kid on top of it is in the middle of the photograph.
The subject of the photo (the boy) is framed by the houses, other kids, and the bus. This photo was taken from a very high point, possibly from a ladder, house, or tree. There is a lot of extra space in the photo to show the environment around the bus. The theme in this photo is power. The boy on top of the bus looks very powerful, as if he was the one who flipped the bus.
This photo is trying to tell a story about how powerful one person can be. People can do many things especially when they are angry, even a teenager. This photo makes me think that the boy is angry or depressed, maybe he isn’t popular or he gets made fun of at school. There are so many stories of kids shooting or threatening schools and maybe this photo was trying to explain the power and sadness behind some of these kids. It shows that people are capable of amazing things.

Kyle Nevitt link

10/27/2016 08:36:59 am

This image is of an overturned bus with children standing by it and one on top of it. It is using grey as the color of the road and the roofs of the houses. The lighting is darker because it is just past dawn, so there are shadows on the buildings and the road. The children in the picture are waiting for someone to come take them to school other than the school bus. They do not seem happy but seem bored and don't know what to do.

The image looks to be correctly exposed.The image also looks to be focused correctly. The bus is the main part of the picture in focus. The colors look correct but a little darker because of the shadows. There is no apparent pixelation and the resolution looks correct.

The image is pleasing to look at because the children seem to not know what to do when their everyday routine is interrupted. The rule of thirds looks to be used because the front yards of the houses are on the left side and the bus is in the middle of the picture. The focal point is the bus and the photo was taken from ahead of the bus and in the air above where the bus is. The image is framed by the houses and the horizon. The picture looks fairly symmetrical because there are similar houses on both sides of the street.

The theme of the image is to not become overly involved in our daly lives to the point that we don't take time to retreat from it and enjoy nature. The artist made this image to try to show us how confused we get when our daily routine is interrupted. His intention is to inspire us to retreat into nature and take a break from the constant motion of society. I like this image because it makes me want to step back and enjoy nature and enjoy simple life. It is successful because it can inspire others to stop focusing too much on everything that happens in society and retreat into nature and enjoy its simplicity.

Bo Yin

10/27/2016 08:37:29 am

This is a photo of a crushing bus. I think it is a school bus. It was flipped on the ground and there is smoke all over the place. There are several students sitting or standing on the road. It seems like really early, so no one notice them and the crushed school bus.

The photographer uses a bird's eye of view. I think it is a good choice. Because in this photo, we can see all the things that is going on. We can see the smoke coming out of the bus's top. All these details make this photo looks better because we all want to know what just happened.

Also, the photographer uses the framing really wisely. The mountain emphasized that the story is going on in the town. The houses in the back circle the bus and the student. So it makes us to keep looking at the bus and the students instead of looking at the mountain at the back.

I think it's hard to coordinate the shot. But the photographer uses the smoke to block our sight from focusing at the house. The photographer also uses the roads as lines to lead us to the main subjects. The little bit of dark make the photo gloomy. The photo is shot with lots of technique and looks very good.

Bryce C. link

10/27/2016 08:41:49 am

This photo depicts a school bus that has fallen on its side. There are also people scattered on and around the smoking bus. I am assuming that the young people are students from the crashed bus that are waiting for the emergency response services to arrive. The young people might also be residents of the nearby houses that are walking out to watch the incident that just unraveled.

The image is a bit underexposed around the bus. The image is focused on the bus with it being a bit far away. The image has a very correct color, as the whites and yellows look clear. It also has a pretty high resolution, as in there is little pixelation, besides the trees in the background.

This image is very pleasing to look at due to the colors and the point of view. The point of view is a bird’s eye view about 20 yards from the bus. The focal point would be the kid on top of the bus, as the houses and trees act as the framing. The smoke and the kids act as the line pointing towards the bus. The image crops off at the tree line, which would be the negative space. The bus would act as the positive space.

I believe that this picture is meant to represent the unwillingness of students and kids to learn. The kids appear to have crashed the bus, and are waiting marvelling at what they have done. This image reminds me of the stories I used to hear from my sister taking the bus when she was little. I like this image because it has its own personality, with the kids, the bus, and the colors of the houses making up its character.

Stow

10/27/2016 08:42:36 am

The picture is of a school bus that has flipped in the middle of the road. There are a lot of kids crowded around the bus and one is standing on it. The lighting used is natural lighting but the sun is partly blocked because the lighting isn't too harsh.
The image perfectly exposed, because the lighting isn't too harsh but isn't dark because of natural lighting. the image is a tiny bit blurry but the whole image is in focus. there is a bit of pixelation. The whites on the house look white, so the image is balanced fine.
It is an interesting photo to look at because it is fun to wonder about what they had to do to prepare the photo. the rule of thirds are being used because the bus in in the bottom third of the image instead of the center. the focal point is the bus because it is absurd and brings your attention in. the image is balanced well because the houses are on both of the sides of the bus.
The image represents what the kids want to happen. They want school to be canceled because the bus was flipped. The bus in the background is the inevitability of school because it will pick them up even though the kids thought they wouldn't have to go to school.

Will Thompson

10/27/2016 08:43:20 am

The thing about this image is that its staged. I personally prefer images that are naturally captured without a whole lot of pre planning. You can tell it is staged because it takes a lot to flip a school bus on a semi straight road. And on top of that its on fire. Thats very hard to do on accident.
Other than that though, its a pretty sound image. The atmosphere of it is nice and calm, even though there is a raging fire in it. The kid standing on top of the bus, or the side if we are being technical, is am eye catcher. It makes me think of anarchy in a way. Then again, it also looks kind of sad.
The people around the bus however, make everything look calm. They all just seam nonchalant and supper chill. They act like a bus isn't about to explode right next to them. If thats not calm, I don't know what is. This is how the over all feel stays calm. Everything around the bus balances out the chaos.
The color of the image is a little darker. This may be because the sun is not quite up yet. or the photographer under exposed the image. Though it looks dark it still looks pretty cool. This photographer is very skilled that is true, but I am not personally a fan of this particular image.

roman ruiz

10/27/2016 08:44:24 am

This photo is very interesting, artistic, and a little bit comedic. This photo is interesting because of the way it is composed. This image has the school bus in the middle of the photo making it the main subject of the photograph. This photo is comedic because none of the buses i have been on have never flipped over. And these kids are missing school because of it.
The right side, and the left side of this photo is a little underexposed. Especially the right side with the tree. The tree on the right might be accused of clipping, because it’s too dark. The boys and girls on the side of the bus look devastated because they are not at school. This photo is very funny.
This photo is pleasing to look at because it is funny. The lines are vertical, and they lead you to the school bus.The subject does not fill the frame because it is too small. The frame crops off half of a tree, and half of the houses. The negative space is on the right side. The focal point of this photo is the school bus.
The themes can be that education is falling. The story is probably about a buus flipping over on the way to school. Its shows that big things can fall into small disasters. I do like this photo because it looks cinematic. This photograph is successful because it can express many emotions.

Daniel Herrera

10/27/2016 08:46:38 am

This image is of a bus flipped over, the image includes various actors and fake smoke coming out of the school bus, and a big dramatic scene. The colors are very contrasted, and is using dark lighting (using shadows), houses, people, and soon to blow up school bus, are all included in this picture. In the Image the Students and teachers are waiting outside the school bus for help or until someone comes to help them.

This image seems a bit underexposed because it's under a bunch of shadows. Yes this image is in focus with the school bus and the surroundings. This image is color corrected to get the proper colors involved for the scene. There seems to be a little of pixelation, there is too much being involved in this image.

Yes this image s pleasing to look at, you think of what could've happened for this to occur.The rule of thirds is not being used in this image. The image crops off the rest of the houses and some more of the surroundings but includes the main points. This image is also balanced it includes a even amount structure and keeps a decent amount of objects being placed on the image.

I really do like this image, it's very unique and advanced. The image shows many things occurring at once. I also do think that this image is successful and has done a good job being cinematic. This image reminds me of middle school and when i used to ride the bus from school and to school.

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