Connecting Essay 1

 This photograph was taken by the photographer James Ravilious and is an aspect of landscape photography. This photograph was taken as the specific tree that has been captured has very unusual and intriguing branches that spiral outwards filling the whole of the photograph. This creates nature to be very complex to observe as the branches allow this photograph to look very creative. This photograph has been taken at a slight low angle as the depth of the stalk is very small to create the scale affect of the branches. This exaggerates the size of the branches which makes them stand out even more. I feel that by photographing this tree from the centre allows the whole of the tree to be seen which makes a more out standing picture then if only a section had been taken of the tree. Furthermore the idea of converting the whole photograph to black and white enhances the tones that the tree has in real life. This is because the branches all have lightness and darkness to them depending on where there are shadows. This makes this photograph look very striking as the distinct shades in the tree make the photograph very realistic. The tones in this photograph don't over whelm the photograph however make the natural atmosphere of the photograph more interesting to look at and allow the tree to boldly stand out. In addition to this the use of the formal element texture is shown in this photograph as the rough texture of the tree is seen very clearly which gives the tree a very edgy look overall. The message behind this photograph is that the branches all stand for the paths that life can take you on and by this photograph showing this allows any audience that view this to see this landscape photograph as a way to reflect on life. Overall I feel that when I first looked at this photograph I found it very boring and uninteresting because it is just a photograph of a tree. However once I began to see the elements in the photograph and how the shape of the branches build to the complexity of this photograph I became very interested in and was inspired to re create this photograph in my own aspects of landscape portfolio.

This photograph was taken by myself for my aspects of landscape photograph and was inspired by the photographer James Ravilious. The idea was influenced by him however there are similarities and differences where I used his photograph as a base and then developed the photograph from some of my own ideas. This photograph was taken from my very first shoot and was taken at a local park near where I live. The idea of aspect of both scale and depth was demonstrated in this photograph because the scale of the tree was enhanced from the use of the technique depth. The low angle that I used allowed the height of the tree to be exaggerated and to look very dominating in the photograph. In this photograph the tones and textures stand out very nicely this is because the tones in the tree are shown by the lightness and darkness in the bark and the branches I feel that by the tones being enhanced from the curves and levels allows the tree to look very dynamic and three dimensional. Furthermore the textures in this tree are very clear and obvious as the rough texture especially in the bark stand out and make this photograph look very realistic. In addition the reason why I chose to enhance the vibrancy of the colours in this photograph and not convert the whole layer to black and white is because I feel that the deep browns and greens in the tree shows the beauty of nature and creates a more positive atmosphere when looking at the whole photograph.

The connection between both these photographs are that the main focus is exactly the same as both photographs are capturing a large intriguing tree which is a section of a landscape. The composition of  both of the photographs are the same as they are both centring the tree and a slight low angle has been used to create an aspect of depth to the photograph to enhance the size and heigh of the both the tree's. Furthermore both photographs are also very reliant on the tones and textures to make the whole photograph look very eye catching and striking which both are a success. This is because the tones are very deep and the textures allows both photographs to look very real even though its a photograph of a tree not the actual tree's in real life. In addition the difference between both these photographs are the colours this is because I chose to keep mine in colour where as the photographer James Ravilious decided to convert his to black and white. I feel that by his photograph being in black and white does enhance the tones better however the use of colour in my photograph shows the development I made when re creating his photograph.