Sorry to cut the deadline so close, I just got off the mountain.
My theme is, "A Walk in the Woods" and I wanted to capture what it felt like to go on a hike. This was a hike at White Rocks national forest area in Vermont I did this afternoon. I wanted to give viewers the sense that they were walking with me through the trails - they'd be looking at the trail and then shift attention to something else. Not everyone in the class is from Vermont, so this may be new to some people. I hope I can give people some insight into Vermont life!
The hardest part was picking these twenty. When I got home I realized I shot more than 130 photos for this project. These were the ones I felt worked best to tell a story.
Side note: check out the rock towers I came across near the top of the mountain. There were dozens of these things in this serene rock garden - at 3000' above sea level.
I chose a similar story to tell and I concur, it was difficult to come up with only a sample of photos. I particularly like the added photo of the tying of a shoe - that helps to tell the story.
ReplyDeleteThese picture are amazing, this truly is hiking up a mountain.
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures of going up. It seems like you have pictures of everything that I would look at while hiking up the mountain.
ReplyDeleteI think that the 'story' would be more complete if you had some shots of coming down the mountain, maybe even packing up the car a headed home. I agree with Karen, the images of people (even parts of people) help to guide the story.
It is the attention to detail that really helps to convey a story. Anyone can tell a story about a walk through the woods. It is the details that separate your story from the rest.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback everyone.
ReplyDeleteI was really thinking about having photos going back down as Matt mentioned, but I was really after a climactic ending. I think the view at the top is a great way to finish as there aren't really any photos better than that.
In hindsight I wish I had more images with people. The third image where you see a person hiking the trail in the distance adds a lot to the narrative. I think I constricted myself by thinking I should only have pictures of nature. Now I see that the shoe, sign, and person add to the story. I wish I had more of those.
You could use your Photoshop skills to place people in these images.…
DeleteThat is a fantastic idea - I think I'll sneak some people in. I don't know how I didn't think of that. Thanks for your input.
DeleteThese are fantastic. I have said it before, but it bears saying again, I am seriously jealous of the beautiful landscapes in Vermont. I too shot way too many photos, the ones I posted are just the tip of the iceberg.
ReplyDeleteGood theme. These pictures are amazing! I especially like the view and you tying your shoe. Great job can't wait to see them all fixed up!
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