Wonderland. Dangerous -or- Beautiful?
For the photo I chose “Bailey Covered Bridge” by Algorithms Riven the photo was an interesting combination of gray scale and the bright yellows, blues, and purple hues. Something seems slightly ominous with the photo but the colors are so bright that it seems too pretty to be dangerous. The composition was off kilter and one that you can’t help but look around the photo even though your eyes get drawn back into the middle.
I chose the song “Herat 7” by ERH because it was slightly eerie but also beautiful and serene. Though you can tell something isn’t quite normal, I found that it added to the composition. I named it “Wonderland?” since the verdict is still out whether it is dangerous or not. Afterall Wonderland was both magical AND dangerous.
Hi Kayla!
Wow, that combination of the off kilter bridge and the audio bite is really cool! When I first looked at the bridge, I assumed a more ethereal sound, but closer to heavenly, not spooky. Because of this, your sound clip took me off guard in a really great way. It made me, as you said, look around the photo, ready to find something ready to attack in the corner or discover a car headed into the unknown. The only way I can this could be better is if some kind of sound effect was added instead of music to really catch the viewer off guard, maybe a crowd murmuring as they look upon this as an art piece to make it really meta, but to be honest I really like your decision. I also don’t see any technical issues with your post, the soundcloud link is a little big but I don’t think there’s a way to make it any smaller on WordPress. All in all, very cool, I loved to be able to read and listen!
Hi Kayla, I love this post!! I think the audio added a very cool element to the photo that I would have never thought about without the audio. First looking at the picture, I felt peace from the bright colors and the sky. However, paired with the audio it does add a very eerie feeling. I love that your first line in the post poses a question, because it leaves the interpretation up to the audience. It really could go either way which is really interesting. I’m not sure if the SoundCloud audio can be made smaller, but if it can I think that would help with the layout of the post. Other than that, I really enjoyed interacting with your post. Great job!