Assignment #5 II Image with Text

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Extra Credit Commentary

     I have always loved macro photography.  I have never done it properly, but I keep trying.  This photograph has two elements that captivate me.  I find the texture of the leave intriguing. At least I believe it is a leave.  That is why I love macro.  When you get so close that you can only perceive what you are looking at, but cannot truly be sure, it fascinates me.  This picture also includes the element of water.  I love water, the ocean,  rain, the feel of floating.  I like how the water magnifies the veins of the leave.  The abstract closeness fools your eye and you almost imagine that this is dry cracked earth that just got sprinkled with long awaited raindrops. 
     This photograph makes me feel peaceful and content.  Rain has always made me feel happy.  Like the ocean makes me calm.  It must be from being born in a country between the Pacific and the Atlantic.  I was born and lived a carefree joyful life in Panama for eight years.  During our rainy season it would rain everyday.  The daily showers usually lasted a short period and never interrupted people's plans.  We just went about our business like the rain was not coming down.  It's so different here in the United States where a little rain causes accidents and so many negative emotions that people just stay in.

Assignment #4 Playing With Light