{"id":9856,"date":"2026-02-03T15:50:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=9856"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:51:44","slug":"progress-regress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/progress-regress\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress\/Regress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0013-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9893\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.503692101141195;width:565px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0013-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0013-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0013-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0013-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0013-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thriving <\/em>2015 by Matt MacKay-Ring  <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC 4.0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0013c-738x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9894\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7207207207207207;width:382px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0013c-738x1024.jpg 738w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0013c-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0013c-768x1066.jpg 768w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0013c-1107x1536.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0013c.jpg 1221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thriving? <\/em>2026 by Lisa MacKay-Ring <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC 4.0<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The photo that I selected for this assignment is one of a construction site taken 10 years ago in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exploreminnesota.com\/regions\/minneapolis-st-paul\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.exploreminnesota.com\/regions\/minneapolis-st-paul\">Minneapolis<\/a>. The original photo tells a very different story, one of tearing down an old building to make way for something new that is more fitting to its surrounding structures. What was here is out of place with the implied trajectory of a city on its way up. I cropped it the way that I did to rid the photo of the prospect of interpreting it as one telling the <a href=\"https:\/\/minneapolis2040.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/minneapolis2040.com\/\">story of promise and improvement<\/a>. By eliminating the skyline of buildings that represent success, the viewer is only left with the juxtaposition of blight with the logo of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thrivent.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thrivent.com\/\">financial investment firm<\/a> based on responsible planning for the future. Clearly this is one risk that didn&#8217;t work out according to plan. It calls into question the sense that this is a firm to be trusted with one&#8217;s future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cropping Concepts used for this assignment: crops to tell a different story, crops to change and emphasize a focal point, and leaves out unnecessary details. Photo was cropped and color was adjusted using Gimp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thriving 2015 by Matt MacKay-Ring CC BY-NC 4.0 Thriving? 2026 by Lisa MacKay-Ring CC BY-NC 4.0 The photo that I selected for this assignment is one of a construction site taken 10 years ago in Minneapolis. 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