{"id":5235,"date":"2024-01-27T17:53:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T22:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=5235"},"modified":"2024-01-27T17:53:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T22:53:40","slug":"taking-a-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2024\/01\/27\/taking-a-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking a moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Jane Barrager<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-01-27T17:53:40-05:00\">January 27, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52441881229_6c405cfc68_o-1024x455.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5236\" style=\"width:666px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52441881229_6c405cfc68_o-1024x455.png 1024w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52441881229_6c405cfc68_o-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52441881229_6c405cfc68_o-768x341.png 768w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52441881229_6c405cfc68_o-1536x683.png 1536w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52441881229_6c405cfc68_o-2048x910.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/33363480@N05\/52441881229\">Lake Inle sunrise<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/33363480@N05\">.^.Blanksy<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/2.0\/?ref=openverse\">CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52441881229_6c405cfc68_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5237\" style=\"width:452px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52441881229_6c405cfc68_o.jpg 825w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52441881229_6c405cfc68_o-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52441881229_6c405cfc68_o-768x681.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u201cAlone on Lake Inle\u201d by Linnea Eberhart is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/2.0\/?ref=openverse\">CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<\/a>. This work is a derivative of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/33363480@N05\/52441881229\">Lake Inle sunrise<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/33363480@N05\">.^.Blanksy<\/a> which is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/2.0\/?ref=openverse\">CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The original image depicts a sunrise on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inle_Lake\">Lake Inle in Myanmar<\/a> with one boatman closer to the foreground and several others farther away\u00a0in the background. The inclusion of the other boatmen in this composition creates the impression that the boatmen are starting their workday early <em>together<\/em> and that perhaps this is a common practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the distance of the one boatman in the foreground from his fellows invites a more solitary interpretation. Cropping the image un-centers the sun and emphasizes the lone boatman as the focal point of the composition following the Rule of Thirds. It also heightens the solitary or reflective emotion of the piece by simplifying the background and focusing on just one subject.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0My intent in cropping the image was to heighten the solitary effect by removing the crowd in the background in order to create the impression that our boatman is <em>alone<\/em> on the lake early in the morning. Perhaps he is catching a couple moments of silence before his day starts or contemplating the beauty of the sunrise on the lake. Regardless, the overall effect becomes one of serenity and reflection rather than morning hustle and bustle. Alternatively, the modification could be seen as creating a sense of solitude or even loneliness as our boatmen is now alone at the forefront of the image, removed from the larger context of the scenery or the company of his peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The original image depicts a sunrise on Lake Inle in Myanmar with one boatman closer to the foreground and several others farther away\u00a0in the background. 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