Africa and Abandoned Theme Pak

 On your blog post your reactions to what you read and what you saw. How about 3-4 sentences.
            I read about a photographer named Nick Brandt, and how he wants to 2. Do a google image search for Nick Brandt, find your favorite photo and post it on your blog.

3. Describe it and tell me why its your favorite.
           The picture I have chosen is assuming a decayed swan, floating on a still, reflecting lake. And the reason for this choosing is because it looks symbolic, like 'beauty is dead', or something. 

4. What rules of photography are evident in the photos you selected, be sure to explain the rule to me?
            The rule of thirds of how the swam is positions, and, line from how it's neck is curved. 
Do a google/wikipedia search for Nick Brandt

5. What kind of camera and lens does he use and why is this important?
            He uses certain lens that supports soft focus and a title shift effect. 
6. What is his reason for taking these photos?
             To bring attention to the poaching in Africa.
7. What is his hope by taking these type of photos?
             People will stop poaching animals in Africa. 
8. Find something he has to say about Africa, and post the quote on your blog. 
            "You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close." -Nick Brandt

ABANDONED THEME PARKS: 

1. Tell me which amusement park featured in the two articles that you would like to visit and take your camera along and what about that park made you want to go there. Write at least a paragraph. 
              Bringing my camera and zero common sense, I would patently check out the "Land of Oz, Beech Mountain, North Carolina, USA". Because it's creepy, it's like, "Here's your childhood, abandoned and left to rot. Have fun!" Well, my childhood was already ruined by the internet. And a death at a theme park? A classic movie theme park? That's like a pizzeria shut down because of killer animatronics. With this theme park, and decrease the cheeriness of Dorthy and the group, it could totally be a horror movie.

2. Post one photo from that park. You may use the photos from the link, or you can google an entirely new photo. I would prefer to see a photo of the park in disrepair and not a photo of it when it was still operating.

3. Think of at least FIVE other unusual places you think would be of interest to photographers. List them.

   1. Kinderkookkafe: the family restaurant run by kids. 
     2. Las Pozas in Mexico 
     3. Spain's Human Tower Competition 
     4. Cat Island, Japan
     5. Blood Falls, Antartica  

4. Use google or another search engine to research ONE of your five places and see if anyone has already started documenting that place. If you find that someone has already started - post at least one photo of their work. 

5. Write a paragraph about why you think that it would be fun to document that location. Tell me what interests you about that place and what kind of photos you could expect to take there.

           I think the answer is pretty clear. Just look at all of those cats! Literally a crazy-cat-lady's heaven. I would love to log my trip there, taking pictures of the thousands of cats, and just... being there is good enough. The exterior of the island isn't all that dreamy, but who can't keep up with an island when you're swimming in cats attention. 

6. Tell me what it would take for you to go and take photos at your location. What would you need as far as equipment goes, travel plans, expenses you might encounter and what laws you would have to take into consideration to take photos at your spot. 
           Nothing, I mean just mention 'an island of cats', and I'm sold. I would need a camera, passport, money and a packed bag for an overnighter. I would most likely stay--forever--for maybe a week, or two, to get enough pictures and whatnot. And I don't know about laws, it's clear that people take pictures, as the picture is present in this post, but it's a tiny island so I would assume it would be laws like, "Don't harm the cats", "cat's are friends, not food", laws like that.