{"id":9817,"date":"2026-02-03T00:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=9817"},"modified":"2026-02-03T00:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:24:13","slug":"desert-lollipop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/desert-lollipop\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Lollipop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I took the original photo (left) last year while on a trip to Utah. We were driving to the Salt Flats<\/a> and had plenty of time to kill during the long car ride. I spent a decent portion of that time borrowing my younger brother’s camera and messing around with the different settings. For many pictures, I used my lollipop as a subject. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the revision of the photo (right), I decided to crop the photo to un-center the lollipop using the rule of thirds. I feel like this actually serves to highlight the lollipop as the subject, even though it’s no longer in the middle. An additional benefit is that it crops out unnecessary details and simplifies the background by getting rid of most of the car window frame in the original picture’s right bottom corner. I also brightened the picture just the tiniest bit. Overall, I think the new photo is much clearer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Original: “Lollipop Test Image” by Alyssa Mitchinson licensed by CC BY-NC 4.0<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Derivative: “Desert Lollipop” by Alyssa Mitchinson licensed by CC BY-NC 4.0<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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