What strikes me most in this image isn’t the giant dinosaur (which is a word that in my head is always pronounced the way Mr. DNA says it in Jurassic Park–dinosawr) or the cavernous room itself, but the crowd. The crowd is fascinating to me. Looking at the this group of people makes me simultaneously anxious and nostalgic for field trips to natural history museums in school. So few of them are looking at the exhibit–instead focused on where to go and which other exhibits to check out. I love how often museums will put huge fossils right at the entrance. It’s a great way of saying “if you think this is impressive, wait until you see the rest!”
I think the audio I chose to pair with the image only enhances that nostalgia for me. The overlapping and ultimately indistinct voices echo through the room, bouncing off the stone. The sound of sneakers squeaking on the floor barely cuts through the conversations. I am right back in elementary school glad that my friend’s parent decided to chaperone so I didn’t get stuck in a group without them, and we’re all excited to hit up the gift shop.
Hi Heather,
Your post took me back to my good old school day field trips. I was fascinated to imagine how you got the idea of linking the audio of the museum ambiance to the image. The image with the audio on looked like a video, not a still image. When I just saw the museum picture, I thought this post would be about a dinosaur. Your writing slowly transports the readers from their assumptions to an amazing audio stop. This post proves how creative of a person you are. Great work and I really enjoyed reading your post and getting struck by nostalgia.