{"id":5286,"date":"2024-01-28T14:51:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T19:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=5286"},"modified":"2024-01-28T15:00:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T20:00:42","slug":"shes-ready-for-her-close-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2024\/01\/28\/shes-ready-for-her-close-up\/","title":{"rendered":"She’s Ready for her Close-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“‘Darcy’ with Ashover Coach (No 4) at Newlands Inn”<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0lbion2012<\/a>\u00a0is licensed under PDM 1.0 DEED<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My search for a photo started in the Flickr photo stream. After a bit of scrolling, I came across a wonderful photo of a steam engine. Being a person who appreciates the occasional locomotive, I wanted to find a picture of a train to crop. The profile this image was found on was chocked full of shots of planes, trains, and automobiles. After flicking through each image one by one, I was pleasantly surprised to find the above photo. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cClose up of ‘Darcy’\u201d by Christopher Rubio is licensed under PDM 1.0 DEED<\/a>. This work is a derivative of “‘Darcy’ with Ashover Coach (No 4) at Newlands Inn”<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0lbion2012<\/a> which is licensed under PDM 1.0 DEED<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

With a face reminiscent of the characters from the Thomas the Tank Engine<\/a> franchise, she would be my muse. Although she has a wonderful engine with a robust carriage, the background was much too distracting and the focus should be on her. With a quick crop, I was able to reestablish her face as the focal point of the image. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this new crop, we do now get to focus on her face. What is she thinking about? Where is she headed? What color is that eye shadow? With this close-up, we also encounter a greater set of details: the bolts around the face plate, the tube curving around the front of the train, and the chipping paint on the buffer. One may have not noticed those things if they were distracted by the rest of the train and the background. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crop tool was used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n