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Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).

I looked at all of the different spiral staircase pictures. Some of the colors and the way the shadows are and the texture of some of the pictures is really awesome. To think that these pict

ures were taken in abandoned buildings throughout Europe is awesome. Although a lot of the staircases look a like, everyone has its own personality and the photographs capture that perfectly. 
What did you learn new?
I learned that these pictures can be taken with a tripod. i would like to see the setup to see exactly how it was positioned.

If possible, post your favorite photo from the site.

If you have a photo to post, please answer the following questions:
a.     Why did you pick this photo? I picked this picture because I love the colors and the texture of the stairs. The shadows enhance the effect of the chipping pint. 
b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo? Viewpoint, leading lines, depth of field
c.     Who took the photo? Christian Richer

http://www.rachelsussman.com/oltw/

On this website i saw pictures of some of the oldest things in the world. I found it interesting that the pictures had a polaroid like border with handwriting on the frame, but the pictures were taken with a DSLR picture. I read about how this photographer worked to research all of the organism and showed the dedication to take the time to research so many different places. 

I learned that some things on our earth are thousands of years old and you wouldn't know that they were that old unless you looked it up. I learned that an index of organisms like this has never before been created in the arts or sciences and this photographer is capturing all of these and documenting it. 

i picked this photo because the way it was cropped and the viewpoint are really cool looking. I like how you cant see into the "cave-like" part of the tree and how it gives it an element of mystery. 

Rules of photography- cropping, viewpoint, framing

Rachel Sussman

http://blog.ted.com/2014/10/07/how-to-create-a-killer-timelapse-with-joe-capra/

i looked at a video of a timelapse and then proceeded to read the questions and answers section of the post. the timelapse was taken in brazil. 

if you looked at a video, please do the following:

a.     Describe what you saw in the video. In the video the time lapse featured places of brazil. 

b.     Try to figure out who made the video. If it was a photographer look them up on google and see if you can learn more about them. Joe Capra made the video. He is a part of ScientiFantastic. He is a photographer but he also makes a lot of time lapse videos. He also has made a short film. 

c.     If there is a story about the video on the website, paraphrase it in 2-3 sentences. On the website, there is an interview with Joe Capra. When he was asked about what brought him to Rio, he responded with the fact the Panasonic had seen one of his previous videos and asked him where he would want to go. Also how he got interested in time lapse. he responded that he had seen a time lapse video about the milky way and he wanted to try it. 

d.     What did you learn new? I learned about setting up the camera to get the time lapse and the equiptment that you need. I learned that you have to map out where you want to go and you have to carefully plan about what kind of shot you want and what you want to show.