From Sadness to Happiness. The reason why I created this blog is that many a times we can find that glimmer of hope and turn sadness — to happiness.
The Original
The original photo is of a reduced-income town that was provided a first clean pump for them. We have it lucky here in the United States that we have clean water in our homes, sinks and more. In other places around the globe, they aren’t as fortunate. This speaks to me because I didn’t come from a well-income family. Actually, I was in the foster care system for quite sometime before I was lucky enough to be adopted. Hence why from that glimmer of hope… could become happiness.
The Derivative
What I did was crop the water splash that looks like frozen rain. You see icicles forming while drops of frozen rain comes crashing on said icicle (using the rule of thirds). The texture to the photo adds to the 3D-effect (I believe because the photo was taken at a slower speed, as my resolution of my cropping is sufficient) This reminds me of a beautiful time in Ohio. The weather outside was very cold and the roof already formed those icicles that you see in that photo. I was inside the house at the time while viewing this beauty while my hands were turned to the fireplace. Christmas was nearing and you feel the warmth of the holiday. Your family makes hot chocolate for you, you are warm, happy, and everything is right with the world. Hence why I named it “Frozen Rain in Ohio”.
Hi Isaiah, I enjoyed the creativity of your selection and how the crop changed the image completely from the image of the person getting a drink of water to the icicle looking image. By cropping the person and focusing on the water, that still photo of the moving water does look like an icicle. A complete change in meaning from one image to the other. Overall, I think you took the optimal route in cropping this one. I don’t see another point of focus that you could have taken, possible the persons hand full of water as an alternative crop. Either way, great job on the post!
It is interesting how cropping out the picture changes the perspective of the subject. I would never have seen the water as icicles or frozen rain, but by cropping out the child, the water drops form into hanging icicles—a very creative and interesting choice for your composition. The meaning of the photo entirely changes, and by framing just the water, the genre of the picture changes too. Changed from an almost advertisement for this group that provides water to a neutral nature shot about the beauty of ice.