Serenity

This picture is the definition of serenity.  I love the color and how the edges go from black to gray to white.  I like the white horse and how the top of its main is black; it adds nice contrast.  I like how it has the black eye against the white of the horse.  The picture is just visibly pleasing because of the angle in which the horse is standing and the picture was taken. 

Little Girl

I think this picture is gorgeous.  For some reason it reminds me of something in a magazine or a book cover.  I love the way the photographer set this picture up.  The way the girl is looking out the door you can't see her body which gives the picture a mysterious sense.  I love how her blonde hair contrasts the black where her body would be.  I like the chipped paint on the door, it gives it a rustic feel.  I like how, by using the lighting, the photographer captured the lightness in the girls eye; it's such a small detail but it makes a huge impact on the picture.  I also like her smooth skin next to the rough door.  It sometimes can be hardto get a child to stop smiling when you take their picture and her expression is perfect for the composition of the picture.  I like how it can raise a lot of questions.

Panta rei

My Milan is the name of the album this photo is taken from. Luca Napoli took this photograph called Panta rei, which means: cannot stop two times the same movement. This photograph is perfect in capturing Szarkowski's element of time. She says this is two shots overlapped, unsure of how she did this though. The man is ghost-like, transparent in both moments. The balance in this picture is also very good, although the man occupies only the left side. The beams, rails, and hallway are even, and frame the man very nicely, even if he is not centered. The sky and the mans white shirt contrast the dark of his jacket, glass, and the hallway. The photograph elicits melancholy emotion for me, through the man's solitude.

Under The Bridge

This photograph was taken Van Shnooken Raggen and is called "Under The Bridge." I love the contrast of the light coming in through the beams against the black of the beams. In addition, I really like the balance of the beams, it is really perfect and makes the picture seem very even. I feel as if I am looking into a kaleidoscope. I envy the photographer's skill in development of the photo, but also in taking the photo. This must have been a really hard shot to take.

Alms II

"Alms II" taken by Jonathan Luckhurst documents people worshiping in India. I really love this picture, although it is pretty difficult to see and not clear at all. It gives the photo a kind of hazy and dream-like or surreal feel, which is appropriate for the act that they are engaging in. The picture is blurry which seems symbolic of no one standing out under God, and everyone being the same. The photo also elicits curiosity in the viewer, by raising many questions. From the title, we know they are worshiping, but we do not know who they are, what they are worshiping, and where they are, without a description. The photographer does a good job of leaving questions unanswered by not revealing everything. 

Boobies

This photograph is called "Boobies." Laura Epstein-Norris took it and included it in an album entitled "Summertime." I was wondering who these girls were, and what relation they have to the photographer, if any. I am guessing they are close to her because of their comfort in their actions. Although the girls are holding their breasts, the picture is not raunchy, but more playful. In fact, my eye focuses at first not on their outrageous gestures, but on the middle girl's facial expression. Her stare is piercing, but she seems happy, something hard to accomplish. The photograph definitely elicits thoughts of carelessness, freedom, and summer.

Loyal friend

I am really drawn to the eyes of the dog.  They are wide open and he appears to be starring at someone he cares about because it looks like he has a sad look.  Id like to think that maybe his owner is leaving the home and he was told to stay here.  He isnt happy about it but he will do what he is told.  I like how the middle of the image from the top of the head to the upper back is light verses the darker parts of the body.  This is a cool lighting technique.