Life In The Valley

Ducks at the sharyland park swimming in groups around the pound.

Corinna Martinez walking down a side walk stops to
look at her phone while cars countinue passing

At The New Convention Center in Mcallen one
 flower stand out between all the businesses.

The entrence of Palms Crossing.

A close up on a flower that sticks out among the well kept bush.

Corinna Martinez stand among the entrance of the
convention center stearing out at the distance.

The clock tower at the New Convention Center in Mcallen.

The sideswalks intertwine among the tress showing cuves within the photo.



Leading lines is present here at the sharyland park as Corina Martinez
looks at the pond.



A little girl feed the ducks at the edge of the pond at the sharyland park.

100 Photographs

3. What's the "story" here?  A man is standing in front of tanks so they can not continue forward.
4. What else is in the photograph?  It looks like there is either a trolli or a bus in the top left hand corner.
5. What do you learn from this picture? The man is very brave to stand infront of mulitpule tanks.
6. Why do you suppose this photograph has become iconic? I think it is ironic because these tanks are for distruction and can kill many people yet one man is stopping them from envancing.
7.Why does this photo appeal to you the most? I like the bravery showin in the photograph.
8. How do you think the photographer got this shot? He was either on a very tall building or a man on a helicopter.
9. Is it possible to "see" this iconic photo with "new eyes," or is the image's impact is lessened over time with multiple viewings?Yes.
10. What differences do you notice between these photographs and those we've taken ourselves? nothing really only that the photographer is at the right place at the right time with the right techniques What is the difference between personal photography and photojournalism? 
11. What do professional photographers tend to pay attention to that amateurs do not? 
12. What makes a photo good? What makes a photo great