Africa and Abandoned Theme Parks

Africa

Petrified Fish Eagle, Lake Natron 2012
This is probably one of my photos form Nick Brandt. The photo is very simple like most of his collection. He perfectly uses a black and white filter to highlight the feeling of death and sorrow captured with this image. The water reflects the overcast sky giving the photo more of an erie feeling.


Brandt uses simplicity and uses no mergers in this photo. There is nothing in this photo to distract the viewer from the subject. No objects are coming out from the subject.

Nick Brandt doesn't use a telephoto lens or any lens with a zoom feature. He uses two fixed lenses so he can get up close and personal. He does this to capture the emotion and feeling of the animals he captures.

Brandt takes these photos because he knows these are most likely some of the last photos that will ever be taken of these animals. Humans have nearly driven these animals to extinction and he wants to show the world what these animals are like.

Brandt hopes that more awareness can be spread about the cruel nature of humans and that we can stop these animals from dying.


"You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close."



Abandoned Theme Parks


1.  The theme park that I would like to visit is Takakanonuma Greenland, Hobara Japan. There seems to be a lot of roller coasters and high places to take some cool ariel photos. The park has a old fashion style, which makes it look really cool while abandoned. I would like to see how nature has overgrown in the park

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3.  An abandoned skyscraper, factories in use, farms across the country, antarctica, restaurants.

 Photo by Matthew Christopher

5. I think it would be a lot of fun to take photos of abandoned skyscrapers. From what I've seen, it's not a topic that has been explored. I could take a lot of creative photos like contrasting the sky and the abandoned building. Abandoned buildings give off a really cool post apocalyptic aesthetic.

6. To take photos of abandoned skyscrapers, I would probably want to go to Detroit. While finding a photo, I read there are a lot of abandoned skyscrapers in Detroit. I would need to fly to Detroit, find a place to stay, and places to eat. I will need my lenses, camera, tripod, computer, and other camera things. I will also have to research the legality of entering the buildings.