Sunday, March 1, 2015

Laura Austin- Weekly Artist

Randy Harris





1. In each of these three pictures, Randy is focusing on the foreground or middle ground, and letting the background blur. In most of the pictures, it appears as though the main subject isn't as clear in quality as it could be. Perhaps he did this on purpose. He could have decided to have the ISO set to a higher number. An obvious decision he did make was about the content of his pictures. In these three pictures, the subject is contrasting in color with it's surrounding. In two of the three pictures, the main subject is red and surrounding it are greens vines and plants. In the other picture, of the leaf, the whole subject itself has red and green in it.

2. I think Randy's purpose for these pictures is just to show us beautiful color in nature. These pictures show us how vibrant and colorful vegetables can be. In the picture of the leaf, he chooses to use a long focal length to show us micro images of a leaf. Most people would not be able to see that a leaf's veins are red. It also shows tiny bug bites out of the leaf. 

3. I enjoy the vibrant colors of these pictures, that's what drew me to them. I like that he shows us the raw quality of nature. In a way, it shows the growth of these plants. My favorite of these three is the photo of the leaf. I'm not sure what kind of leaf this is but that doesn't matter. I like that he shows us the extreme detail of the veins and the small holes from feeding. The thing I like most that he showed us of this leaf is the contrasting color within itself.

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