Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Master Photographers


4 comments:

Bcarp said...

Right place. Right time. That pretty much sums up your photo, but i like the thought that you put in to make the picture speak. You can see the cat's face and it looking down at the dead bird. It makes one feel bad for the bird, and it feels like you can create an entire story about the cat and the bird from just looking at the picture.

Teddy H. said...

This is a well taken photograph, Congrats! By the way, is that your cat? Anyway, I like how the focus is on the dead bird, but just peaking over the edge of the picture is the cat. Since both you and the cat are over the bird, it gives double the feeling of powerless-ness of the bird. The bird itself is actually very pretty as well, and looks tragically peaceful as it lies on the pavement. Two thoughts come to mind when I see this picture: the loss of beauty and innocence (the beautifully marked bird lying murdered on the ground, it's killer looming over), or Selvester the cartoon cat hovering over Tweety bird going "HAHA!" I think the previous analysis was slightly deeper...but whatever. So yea, great picture all in all. Nice job!

Peter said...

Great picture. It's all about the high angle, looking down on the dead bird. Add the/your cat's face into the side of the photo, and it makes it seem like that the kill just happened. It's worth mentioning that the cat is out of focus, which is a settle way of letting the viewer know how the bird died. Since it's a close up shot, there really isn't a sense of time or place, however I can infer that it happened in an urban setting, with the sidewalk being the background. I suppose it's a pretty clear cut story as to what happened; although the cat didn't necessarily kill the bird, it may have found it while on the prowl.
Good job taking an excellent pic to analyze.

Kenzie T. said...

Cute, is that L.C?
I love how you included the cat's muzzle in the photo becaus it gives an explanation as to how the bird died. The focus is also very well done, since the main focus is on the bird and the cat is slightly blurred. At first when I saw this picture, I wondered what had happened to the bird but my question was immeadiately answered when I noticed the cat. The whiskers also create a sort of leading line to the dead bird, as if the cat is admitting he is guilty of the crime.