blog 3.1

          I was first drawn to this image by the eerie feeling it provoked. I love horror movies and creepy things so this image was perfect.  I framed the image with slightly blurred edges and I brightened, making it more blown out. Both images are ambiguous. They are both of a tree and a wall, but you are still unsure of what is going on in your surroundings. I framed the image this way so it would be a little more ambiguous than the original. The brighter white color increases the visual intensity of the image. The original image has a darker tone, making it less intense. They are both of a tree and a wall, but you are still unsure of what is going on in your surroundings. There is both contrast and affinity in the images. There is contrast between the light and dark colors. The affinity occurs with the lines in the image. The tree and the wall are both vertical, linear lines. Although the tree and the wall create vertical lines, the horizon line creates a horizontal line, creating contrast between the lines.  The original image has more depth cues.  The reframed image is blown out and makes the small tree on the horizon barely visible. The fog is also more visible in the original image. The fog creates texture and adds more dimensions to the image. The dark colors are more foreboding in the original. I changed the color in the image slightly; it has a blue tinge. The colors blend better in the original.  I think the artist framed up this shot this way to give the picture more depth. The artists wanted the audience to question the picture. The ambiguous nature of the shot keeps it mysterious and people are allowed to develop their own conclusions about the image.