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the first crit...

There were a few of Krystie's photos I felt were strong. The princess party photo was my favorite. The low vantage point and crazy angles created a lot of motion. The scene looks chaotic and bizarre, which children's birthday parties tend to be. I agreed that the one small spot in the back of light should have a little more detail. The second photo I liked was the McDonalds photo. I have to disagree with Carl about how it appears dilapidated and run down. The upward view of the brightly lit sign against the pure black surrounding makes it stand out and look important right away. In comparison to the tiny moon glowing in the back, the McDonalds sign is big and powerful, sort of like it is it's own moon. Maybe if the photo was in color the feeling would come off differently. You might then notice the burnt out bulbs and messy letters right away.

Although Carl felt that some of Anthony's photos were too close to the subject, I understood what Anthony was trying to accomplish. For example, in the caution tape photo it was not really clear what the tape was blocking off, but that might make the viewer wonder a little more about the content and let their imagination make sense of it.

Erick's photo of the popcorn was not strong in content but I felt it was very visually pleasing. I tend to gravitate toward photos with clear subjects zoomed in on and shallow depth of field. I also enjoyed the photo of the trees and the one of the village housing. It was interesting that his vantage point was sort of behind another building peeking out to the street view. I agreed with Carl about the odd fake setup of the trees. It makes you think of the architcture's scale model of what the end result of the site will look like.

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