Amusement Parks

1. If I had a chance I would like to visit  the abandoned amusement park in Prypiat, Ukraine. This was a town that was the closest to Chernobyl after the nuclear reactor exploded it and everything around it were abandoned and left alone to decay. I think it would be interesting to photograph and people were forced to flee quickly so who knows what all was left behind and since it is still considered unsafe to inhabit the area it is relatively untouched since it was abandoned in 1986.


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3.  I think these 5 places would also be interesting to photograph.  Lady Musgrave Island, Zion National Park, Varosha Cyprus, Harbin China, Himalayan Mountains

4.  Harbin, China



5. I would like to go take photos in Harbin, China as that is where my one sister was born. My parents flew there to adopt her in 2013 and the Ice and Snow Festival was happening while they were there. They talked a lot about the festival and showed me some pictures they took, it looked beautiful.  I would expect to take photos of the ice sculptures (life size buildings and such) and of the people there and their reactions to the ice and enjoying there time there while it is 50 below zero outside at the same time.

6. I would need to plan well and go at the specific time of the Ice Festival in Harbin, China. I would have to look up the dates and fly at that exact time of the year. It is very cold then so I am not sure how that would effect my camera equipment to be in temperatures below freezing for extended periods of time. I would need to pack my camera and several lenses for close up and for distance shots as well. Being that this event takes place in a communist country I would need to make sure to research what laws they have about photographs in the area.

Africa

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 1    1.   After reading the article and then looking over Nick Brandt’s photos it is sad to know that many of those majestic animals will someday be gone. I was struck by how long he waited for several of his photos, it takes a lot of time and patience to capture a photograph of that quality and character. I like the look of his photos the really do look like studio images and portraits.  Beautiful quality for all photos.    

  

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3.  3. This photograph by Nick Brandt is one of my favorites as it captures what I imagine is some of the beauty of Africa. I really like the position of the animals and the lighting in the photograph.. The cheetahs are in clear focus and the background of the African plains is blurred out as a backdrop making the photo look like a family portrait for the cheetahs.

4. What rules of photography are evident in the photos you selected, be sure to explain the rule to me?This photo clearly shows the rule of balance. The cheetahs being on both the left and right of the photo and near the center but not fully in the center plus having a nice amount of landscape in the background and off the the sides of the cheetahs clearly shows that Mr. Brandt uses the rule of balance in his photography.


5.  When Nick Brandt takes his photos he uses A Pentax 6711 with only 2 fixed lenses. He is not using a telephoto lens so he is getting extremely close to the animals he is photographing or he is including a lot of the scenery of Africa in his photos if he is not getting close up photos.

6. He is hoping in taking these photos to show the beauty of the animals of the wild in an intimate and up close way before the animals become extinct.

7. Nick Brandt is hoping to memorialize the beauty of these animals so they can be remembered when they are extinct how they actually were when they were just being at peace among the land they lived in.

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