January Current Events

Afghanistan, January 2011

1. What feeling does this photograph create in you, the viewer? Happiness

2. What story do you think this photograph tells the viewer? Does it capture something that would be hard to convey in words? It shows a man going to Afghanistan on a helicopter. Yess it does covey something it conveys the feeling that i cant really describe like the peace before the war. silence. 

3. Who or what is the subject of this photograph? The man and the filed of flowers are the subjects of the photograph.

4. Is the lighting natural or artificial? What time of day is it? The light is natural because it is obvious that the picture was take outside. for example the sky and the helicopter that are portrayed in the picture.

5. If it is a color photo, what colors stand out? If it is black and white, what is the effect?the color that stand out to me is the red from the flower and the blue from the sky

6. What part or parts are out of focus, if any? What is the effect? no parts are really out of focus everything is very defined.

7. How is the picture composed? Is the subject centered? Is the "rule of thirds" followed? the picture is not centered but it does follow the rule of thirds.

8. What strikes you most about the photo? Why do you think that is?i like it because of the feeling i get from looking at it i like the flowers and the peacefulness you hope every solider has.

9. What is the background for this image? the flowers are the background of the image

10. Is this photo timely? Does it have a timeless quality? Both? Might it become iconic? Why or why not? i think it might be both because of the feeling and area it was portrayed.