{"id":9684,"date":"2026-02-02T19:44:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=9684"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:44:19","slug":"the-story-of-the-mural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/the-story-of-the-mural\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of the Mural"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“The Ride” by Jonathan Pupo, licensed under\u00a0CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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“The Story of the Mural” by Jonathan Pupo, licensed under\u00a0CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Last year, my brother moved to Denton, Texas and the original photo was taken while we were exploring the city and was taken in an area that is called Denton Square<\/a>. The mural caught my eye because it was the first thing you saw when exiting the Recycled Books, Records, & CDs<\/a> store which moved into the historic Wright Opera House<\/a> which has been there since 1900. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When cropping the original image, I aimed to emphasize the focal point of the mural by narrowing the frame onto the man and woman displayed at the center of the mural, following the rule of thirds. With the cropped image, I was able to remove unnecessary details like the cars surrounding the mural and the empty sky above it. This helped simplify the background to draw more attention to the artwork itself which is the reason I took the picture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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