I revisited the paper boat theme for a photography class I'm taking, and I couldn't resist sharing at least one of the photos from this set. While I had a bit of a struggle with this photo on a technical level, I'm at least happy with the composition. Again, the story turned out somewhat tragic, with the majority of the boats eventually filling up with water and sinking, and I felt this photo captured a sort of melancholy beauty, especially with the sort of voyeuristic perspective through the grass. This series taught me that it's better to compromise in other aspects first rather than boost the ISO, as I feel the image's quality suffered as a result. Lesson learned!
I like the contrast that the white has against the natural tones. Usually white is a symbol of hope and purity, but when my attention is pulled to the little white boat, my heart immediately sinks... haha sinks, get it? I think the framing through the grass that you speak of is extremely effective.
ReplyDeleteI think it does look sad, but one of those sad beautiful moments. I think it's the nature setting that makes it that way.
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