I've chosen to name this image "The Lost Boy". I chose this name to describe the main focal point -- the stone yard ornament in the shape of a naked young boy, more specifically in this case, an artificial boy. I picked this name because the "boy" has his face angled down towards the ground and has a look of defeat, like he is lost in the yard all by himself. The photographer shot the yard ornament at an angle that doesn't allow me to see the entirety of his face, so that I can't see his eyes and what he is gazing at. This plays into the name I chose because he is essentially expressionless and it conveys a sense of hopelessness to me. Because the boy is immersed in greenery, that helps to fuel the story in my mind. It's as if the boy was playing in the woods when he got separated from the rest of his friends, and now he finds himself lost and alone.
This image also makes me think of the movie "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" because the evil witch turns animals and people into stone. This photograph also leads my mind to dream up another story where the boy came across an evil witch in the words who cast a spell on him and now he is stuck in this form permanently.
One element that is working really well is the angle at which the photographer chose to take this picture. If the subject was captured more straight on or from underneath, allowing me to see more of the stone ornament's facial expression, it would be less interesting to me. The story would essentially be lost. But by taking this shot from above with just a slight angle so my eye moves from the head down the length of his body to the ground below, this has left me as a viewer with the opportunity to view subject as more than just an ornamental stone.
One element that could be improved is to adjust the curves a little further. I would like to see more light on the stone object and greater contrast between the gray background and the object in the foreground to really show some separation between those two layers. It would make "The Lost Boy" come even more to life.
I've chosen to name this image "The Lost Boy". I chose this name to describe the main focal point -- the stone yard ornament in the shape of a naked young boy, more specifically in this case, an artificial boy. I picked this name because the "boy" has his face angled down towards the ground and has a look of defeat, like he is lost in the yard all by himself. The photographer shot the yard ornament at an angle that doesn't allow me to see the entirety of his face, so that I can't see his eyes and what he is gazing at. This plays into the name I chose because he is essentially expressionless and it conveys a sense of hopelessness to me. Because the boy is immersed in greenery, that helps to fuel the story in my mind. It's as if the boy was playing in the woods when he got separated from the rest of his friends, and now he finds himself lost and alone.
ReplyDeleteThis image also makes me think of the movie "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" because the evil witch turns animals and people into stone. This photograph also leads my mind to dream up another story where the boy came across an evil witch in the words who cast a spell on him and now he is stuck in this form permanently.
One element that is working really well is the angle at which the photographer chose to take this picture. If the subject was captured more straight on or from underneath, allowing me to see more of the stone ornament's facial expression, it would be less interesting to me. The story would essentially be lost. But by taking this shot from above with just a slight angle so my eye moves from the head down the length of his body to the ground below, this has left me as a viewer with the opportunity to view subject as more than just an ornamental stone.
One element that could be improved is to adjust the curves a little further. I would like to see more light on the stone object and greater contrast between the gray background and the object in the foreground to really show some separation between those two layers. It would make "The Lost Boy" come even more to life.
(Nice shot Kyle!)