Title: “dem bones”
Three descriptive tags: “close-up”, “bones”, “grass”
For this assignment each individual was to choose a different mode (other than portrait mode) for his or her photograph. Looking at all the modes available, I choose to use the close up mode with my newly acquired tripod. In the empty lot next to my house my children and I stumbled upon some white washed weather worn dog bones in some over grown grass. Using the tripod I took several pictures of the bones choosing the one I felt had the best contrast in color and one that was in focus. With this said, I enjoyed the shot and finally had the opportunity to try a new mode on my garage sale camera.
As far as improving the shot, I probably could have zoned in – or should I say zoomed in – on bone in particular and really utilized the close-up feature of the camera. I could have also changed angles, maybe shot more directly above or even ground level. That would be pretty cool.
Educational setting – this is probably a tough one that needs some thought. The photograph could easily be used to show the decomposing process in a science classroom. Although somewhat sick sounding, students could use their camera to show the different stages of decomposition in a natural environment. Not sure how happy parents would be with their sons and daughters taking pictures of road kill – but it would be interesting.