These are two very well-known images by photographers Ansel Adams and Edward Weston.
1) Compare the images in terms of which elements they have in common
2) How are the two photographs different?
3) Unless you are the first person to post, respond to someone else's entry and mention their name in your response
71 comments:
they both are black and white pictures, one is outside like a landscape, and the other one has a weird shape to it. they both are or have lines. the picture with the mountains have lines and the river is wavy and the sculpture is wavy.
FIRST PERSON
~Kayla D. 2A
The first thing that sticks out about the two pictures is the color; they are both in black and white. Both your eyes are really drawn to the curving shapes of the river and... whatever the "arms" of the seconds picture are supposed to be. In fact, the second picture has an overall flow similar to that of the river, giving a strong impression of curving and swaying.
The major difference between the two pictures lies in their subject matter. While the first picture is a realistic mountain river scene, the second is much more abstract. In fact, I can't really decide what it's supposed to be. However, despite how different they are, it's interesting that they can both express the same twisting, turning, curving flow.
And of course, Kayla posts seconds before I do. But she did bring up a good point that I had missed; the mountain scene is obviously outside, but I get the impression that the abstract was taken indoors. It adds to the artificial/natural contrast.
Matt B. 2A
Both of these photos are done in black and white contrast. In both photos i think that main focal point is the lighter part, the Sky and the abstract figure.
Ryan A
2B
These two photos are very much the same and different. The first photo is different in that it is very alive. The second photo is quieter and moretame as opposed to the wild mountains. These pictures are both striking and beautiful in their own right.
Sara R. 2A
The photo of the mountain showed some very interesting things. Was a very nice photo. I liked how it was in black in white.
Both the pictures are black and white. One is a river, that picture draws more attention to the white of the river then to the actual picture as a whole. The other picture, is more black then white drawing your attention more to the figure than to what's around it. Im with Kayla what the heck is that weird shape?
Cassandra H 2A
both photos are black and white. Both photos show texture. both show elevaion.
the green pepper thing is a single object and the landscape is more general.
kaylaD- thay have lines? obviously. lol.
alex b
the differences are the value and contrast, and textures. the first photo has many different forms, it is a scenic view, the second picture is abstract and it is alone, it is hard to even distinguish what it is. I agree with Matt B about how your eyes follow the curves.
Kaitlyn Paradis 2A
The pictures are both in black and white. One is a landscape and one is a very abstract photograph. Im not exactly sure what the second picture is but it is very interesting.
I agree with Kayla saying that the second photo is very wavy and odd. It looks like a smushed green pepper.
MeaganB. 2A
They are both black and gray, and a little bit of white too. One has a curvy and wavy shape, and the other picture has a curves, and the mountains are wavy and curvy too.
Heather H. 2A
The Pictures are both prints of black and white. One looks like a human and the other one looks like a plant. The sculpture is little bit strange in some way.
Joshua T 2A
the two pictures are interesting the first one I'm not sure what it is, it likes some very miss shaped peppers. or some kind of clay. I like picture of the flower. I like how both pictures are in black and white.
bruce 2A
The contrast really sticks out because both the pictures are black and white. The first picture is a landscape outside showing natural elements. The second picture is more abstract and doesn't look as natural. And I agree with Matt
Derek F 2A
i hate both photos
they are ugly.
:)
JKing about the last one HA
the two pictures are both really neat, the top one is the one i like the most. Because it looks like a really great place to be able to see that view. the second one i didn't really like that much because its just kinda, blah. and im not really sure what it truly is.
The pictures are both black and white like Kayla said in her blog. but they are different in many ways.
The top one is an outdoor photo and the bottom one was taken inside maybe at a photo shoot.
the two pictures are both really neat, the top one is the one i like the most. Because it looks like a really great place to be able to see that view. the second one i didn't really like that much because its just kinda, blah. and im not really sure what it truly is.
The pictures are both black and white like Kayla said in her blog. but they are different in many ways.
The top one is an outdoor photo and the bottom one was taken inside maybe at a photo shoot.
Anthony H 2A....yes i wrote the one above but forgot to write my name.
I think the two pictures are similar because the the lines are wavy, and the color is black and white. They are different because one is a good view of a river and mountains and the other is some deformed unknown thingy.
I agree with K la's comment that the second picture is wired
Benton McGary
The contrast is the first thing i notice in both pictures, the black and white makes these photographs stand out. In the landscape picture everything flows together and your eyes follows the picture, in the green pepper picture you just look at the contrast of the green pepper, not the whole picture. Like matt b said you look at the curving shapes of the landscape photograph and it really draws you in.
Janie H 1b.
The two pictures are alike because they are both in black and white, also the shadows and lighting compliment the shapes and curves and really catch your eye.
They are different because the top one is a huge "classic" view of a river and a mountain range, while the other is abstract, almost tricks you into thinking its something else because of the lighting.
One thing that these pictures do have in common is that they are both black and white, they both have shading. They also both have curved lines. They photos are different in many ways too, the first photo has a lot of detail in the tress and mountain, when you other picture is more simple and just shows us the basics of the photo. The first picture is larger you can see everything around the mountains when in the second one its up close focusing just on the one object. The first photo is a landscape and the second is a shape of something.
I agree with both Matt B and Kayla D that the landscape is taken out side, duh I don't know why I didn't think of that when the second one is most likely taken inside.
Kayla M
1b
The second picture looks so weird even though it's a green pepper. I like the way the first one draws your eyes from the mountains to the bottom of the river, they both have that weird sense to it that you just can't describe.
Ryan R. 1B
The most obvious similarity is that both the photographs were taken in black and white, which means their values are very important to the pieces, the photographs also illustrate texture- although very different types.
The subjects themselves are very different: one being a landscape which is very realistic, while the other is hard to identify due to its abstractness. The overall feeling in both photos is also very different. The first having sharp and pointy subject matter with only a small portion of the photo (the river) depicted as soft due to the curved edges. While the second photo is a completely contrasts the first due to all its curved edges and soft looking surface.
Cassandra H. brings up a good point that the focus of the first picture is the river which relates to the second picture- making them more alike than i thought.
Hanna Mogensen 1B
Both of the pictures are black and white. Both of them have lines and a good focus point.
Mat G. 1B
Even though both of these photos are in black and white, it feels like to me, that doesn't make these pictures similar, if anything I think it makes them seem more apart, as it excentuates their content which would be best described as each others foil.
While the top photo makes me feel better about everything around me, I could go anywhere and do anything, the bottom photo is ugly to me, and makes me feel uncomfortable.
-Jeremy D. 1B
They are both black and white which make them unique. They both have lines but very different and unique lines. One seems to be on a land scape and the other is very abstract. They both have a curvy flow to them both.
Nate S 3B
i think that the first picture was showing space. the second one emphasized the 3 dimensions. both photos were black and white.
Jon a 3b
Both of the pictures are in black and white. They are both plain, and simple. The first picture is of a river and mountains and I have no idea what the second picture is of but its really abstract.
-Sarah 3B
Both of these pictures are in black and white and very interesting. They are very different though, In picture one it's obvious what the picture is of, and in picture two its more out there and up to your own perception. Ask ten people what picture one is of, and they will all say a mountain range and river, ask them about picture two and i bet you will get some different answers. Just like what Hanna from 1b said, "One being a landscape which is very realistic, while the other one is hard to identify due to its abstractness."
-Dylan R. (3b)
1) The two photos share black and white, which may sound like a cop out, but the fact that they are shot in this medium plays a similar part in the accentuation of the objects. By comparison, the lighter objects exhibit a more intense nature because of their lighting and both photographers make good use of this technique. Also, they make use of the space of the frame, or in other words, there is little to go unnoticed throughout the photo.
2) The second photo looks extremely unnatural compared to the first, however, the first unnaturally beautiful, which I can only assume is the goal of both photos: to trick the viewer into thinking the objects cannot possibly be real.
3) I like MATT BLANCHARD'S comment about the curving flow of the river scene, and its consistency with the green pepper. MATT BLANCHARD.
Aidan B. 3B
In both photos, the visual effect of black and white adds to the meaning of the image. I agree with Matt B. that both images show movement/a flowing motion of a river-like element. Another common element in both photos is the area of light and dark. In the mountainous scene, the river is very light, the surrounding trees have a dark looming shadow, and then the sky is light again. The same theme happens in the pepper scene. The center/majority of the pepper is light, with a dark and looming dark shadow, and then a lighter contrasting color on the very edge. A contrasting element is the setting of the image. In the mountain scene, everything was free and open, where as the pepper picture is confined and closed off from the outside world; almost painful.
Sammy D. 3B
Both photos are in black and white and have some contrast. In the first photo there is contrast between the trees and the water. In the second photo there is contrast between the sculpture and the dark background. The river in the first photo winds through the forest and the curves are similar to the sculpture's.
The sculpture in the second photo is very smooth while the landscape photo seems rough overall. The second photo is also very abstract while the mountain and river scene is realistic.
Cassandra H. makes a good point that the subject of the first photo seems to be the river which makes the photos more similar. A dark background or landscape around a curvy subject.
Jared S. 3B
The biggest thing they have in common is they are both black and white. I kind of like what Matt B. said about the impression of the second one's "arms" about how they may represent the flow of the river.
The major difference between these two is one is outside in the natural state and the other seems to be sitting on something and has been posed in that certain position. I can't really tell what the second one is but I'm thinking it's some sort of pepper or some kind of veggie.
Taylor R. 3B
Some of the element that these two pictures have in common are that they are both without color, your eye follows motion: the motion of the s moving river and the motion of the peppers whinding top. The difference of the photos is that the one of the pepper has one focal point and the one of the mountains is very detailed and your eye notes several things all at once.
Matt B. brings up a good point that the first photo seems more realistic and natural while the second is out of it natural habitat and is abstract.
Katie W. 3b
I think we all agree that the photo is black and white. Certainly an in-depth discovery.
both photographs have a flow to them. The river persuades you to look farther into the picture and gaze upon the mountain which is like the climax of the photo. the green pepper has a more circular heart-shaped flow.
Each of the photos have clearly defined their texture. the trees in the mountain picture give it a rough "feel", whereas the pepper is obviously smooth.
the top photo gives me a more triumphant feeling. The bottom one is.. well.. a vegetable. Which could easily be over analyzed as being symbolical to a person confined to breathing tubes and a bed. Which is slightly depressing. I don't particularly find it depressing, i do find it confusing though.
1) They both are black and white, they both have a lot of used space, both have lines in them.
2)The second one has some texture. the second one has shape(outline). The second one has form. I really lie the first one.
3) Ryan R said: " I like the way the first one draws your eyes from the mountains to the bottom of the river" I feel the same way, I think that is what makes that picture so good.
Brooke G. 3B
the elements that are similar is that they are both black and white
one is off a pepper and the other is of landscape
oh one thing that someone mentioned is that the pics both have line..
christine a. 4b
Andrea-Lynn B. 4b
These both have value. An element that deals with colors and shading. These 2 photographs are different because the first one has a lot of space, while the other photograph uses up most of the space provided.
I agree with christine a. 4b when she mentioned the elements that they share.
1)Black and white, along with lines because the lines in the second picture the lines and curves make the picture and the lines plus the color make the first picture
2) in the first picture you can clearly tell what it is. its a mountain with a river and woods. and in the second picture you can clearly tell what it is.
3) i agree with Matt. B, i also didn't think of it being outside and the second picture looked inclosed in an inside area.
Nick M
1)Black and white, along with lines because the lines in the second picture the lines and curves make the picture and the lines plus the color make the first picture
2) in the first picture you can clearly tell what it is. its a mountain with a river and woods. and in the second picture you can clearly tell what it is.
3) i agree with Matt. B, i also didn't think of it being outside and the second picture looked inclosed in an inside area.
Nick M
1.) These two photos are both nature. From a pepper to a beautiful river and mountains. They are both black white and shades in between.
2.) Ansel Adams is photography. Weston's is a painting and a vegetable. Adams' is a beautiful river that captures your attention and the pepper confuses you and makes you think twice about what you're seeing.
3.) Good call FAUBERT(Meagan B. 2A)! It is a green pepper. I also think it is cool how it is wavy. I've never seen such a crazy pepper.
Christina C. 4B
1)They are both in black and white, both have similar focal points
2)The subjects are very different. The first one is nature, the second is an abstract figure.
3) Woah Meagan and Christina! A pepper? I never would have thought of that! haha way to be girls!
Danielle D 2A
the one thing that makes them both similar is that they are both black and white (colorless) other than that the difference of the two pictures is that one is of a person like thing and the other is a mountain and forest landscape
robert S. 2A
The photos showed color of black and white. it showed detail. The photos are very old and none color things. Really did not like the photos.
Paul Powell 2A
They are both black and gray and some of the picture is white. The shape of the two pictures is wavy, and curvy in some places of the picture. They are different because one of the pictures is a mountain and the other one has a weird shape.
Heather H. 2A
Both of these pictures show texture, as well as form. In the first picture, the mountains and trees both are highlighted and show textures. The pepper in the second picture is shiny and bumpy.
They differ because the subject matter is different, the first is a of a landscape. The second, a close up of a vegetable.
I like how benton commented on how the lines were wavy.
erin a 2a
1) These two pictures have some very similar elements. They both have texture and very different textures at that. The color and lighting is similar as well. There's also some similar line/curves in these two pictures.
2) Some of the major differences is that the subject is different and then also one is a landscape photo whereas the other is a close of photo of some random object.
3) I agree 100% with what Matt B. said. I never really thought about where my eyes were being drown and now that i do i notice it and its so true. I was really only looking at the image its self and how the whole landscape of the mountains was something to notice. But good point Matt the river really does attract your eyes.
Tyler S. 1B
these are two totally opposite pictures. one looks like a path or a road in the olden days and the other looks like a pepper with a back drop behind it. But they are both black and white and look like they could possibly be taken by the same artist.
ChristieB 4B
Both of the photos are black and white, and both have to do with natural things, one mountains and the others a green pepper.
The top one has more going on oppose to the bottom one. Where the focus is mainly on one thing..
I agree with Sarah R. Her entry explains it perfectly.
alyssa m 4b
These pictures are similar because the weird looking fruit is full of twist and so is the river..... and they are different because they have nothing to do with each other
Matt Sucier 4b
1. well first off they are both in black and white. both photos show texture. the photo with the valley is also simmular to the photo with all the twist and stuff becuase the river twist to. and there different because they are nothing alike .
Jake G 4b
The pictures are both black and white and they both are swirly and curly. For similitaries thats all i can see but for differences the road is a photo of an outside scene and the other picture was man made.
Jesse Michael Barlow 4b
In these photos the elements are in the bottom one there is a green pepper and in the top picture there is Mt.s and a river, in the pepper there is a shadow and in the Mt.s there is kind of a shade in the trees. These photos are different because one is found in the fruit section in the groshriy store and the other is found outside. Alex posted a comment saying that these photos are in black and white and he really is a smart kid, i think that kid should get an A+ for a grade.
Ryan C. 4-b
I find that they both display shape very nicely, the only thing is that the first image is a very natural or demensional. But the second wimage is more geomentric to me even though it is or nature and nature tends to be more of a compostion of natural lines. I like how they both are done in black and white, it really brings out a contrast between the different details of these works of art.
I agree with Hanna H.when she aid that the land scape picture, aka the second one, is very realistic while the first one is really abstract. Annd that it is the abstract looking object that has smooth lines, like a softness.
Brooke L. 1B
These two photo's are black and white and look very dull as all photo's in black and white do. The first one is like a valley, and it looks happy but cold. The second one looks dull in the background and black, but it contrasts the photo, with good composition.
Branden Lever 1A
Again there are two pieces in black and white but these two photos are opposite of each other. The mountain photo is kind of like the negative of the pepper they both have the same movements but the colors are differant.
Tom L 1A.
Both of these photos are black and white. Both of them also have the element line in it.
The biggest difference is that one of them is a landscape, and the other one is... something else.
I agree with Brooke L. that one of the photos is very abstract, and it is tough to figure out what it is.
Mat G. 1B
1. They both have that foggy effect, black and white, twists and turns.
2. One is a still photo, the other is scenery.
3. I agree with Matt B. They are both in black and white and they both have the curving shapes like the river.
-Jessi D 1B
Well both pictures are in black and white. They are different because one is a picture of a river and mountains. Im not sure what the other picture is though. I think they both show texture and shape.
Krystal B. 3B
The elements that these 2 pictures have in common is they are very closely related in color. The black and white in both of these photos portray mysteriousness.
These pictures are very much different because the first one you can clearly tell what it is and the second one you really have to look at and even then it's your own opinion on what it is.
I agree with branden l that the first one looks happy but cold.
cash st. 3b
Both pictures have that curvie look to them. Both photographers both enjoy the same type of movement in a picture. The photo with the weird figure, I have know idea what it is. The other photographer likes the person to see what the picture actually is.
The major difference are that these people aren't the same and see things differently. You can tell that both photos have similar qualities and very different qualities.
Cash's comment I agree with. Because her comment is similar to mine.
Sarah Faulkingham 3B
I like both of these photos because they are both black and white. Both of the pictures are different because they are pictures of different thing. One is a river and a mountain and I dont know what the other one is. They Both show a lot of texture and shape though.
Felicia B. 3B
One element that they both have in common is color, or in this case, the lack of color. Also they use value very well, ranging from black to white and shades of gray in between. Other than that the pictures are pretty different, they use the elements in very different ways. They both use texture but in different ways. In the top one, it is very detailed but in the bottom one it is much more smooth. I agree with what felicia said that there is a lot of shape involved in each picture, its just that the pictures utilize the element shape differently.
they both have the black and white color skeam. they are differnt because one is a sculpshur and on is of the land
Kayla C 4B
I think what they have in common is how clear each picture is. But what makes them so different is not only that one is a green pepper while another is a landscape is only that. The green pepper is a close up picture while the landscape is over a large range. I agree with Kayla C. because one is a sculpture and one is of land
I think what they have in common is how clear each picture is. Also one is a close up picture of a green pepper and one is a landscape picture.I agree with Kayla C. because the blackand white makes it more interesting.
Tia L.1b
Both of these pictures are black and white, and both have a wide range of values (black to white).
Both of the pictures make the subject seem large, but in different ways. In the first picture, the viewer knows for a fact that the subject is huge because it's a mountain. In the second picture the subject seems large because there's nothing else in the picture to scale it to.
Also, the first picture is a landscape, while the second is a portrait.
As Matt B. pointed out, both pictures do have the same general curvy/wavy flow
Siri N. 1B
Both the photos are done in black and white. The main component to each photo is the lighting as Ryan A said "the main focal point is the lighter part." The first photo is a landscape of a mountain and river, the second photo has a more specific subject of a pepper. The most pronounced element in the first photo is line especially when looking at the river. In the second photo the most pronounced element is form.
Jeremy T.
2A
this is hard, but when i look at this work, i see someone sitting down and he took a picture of there back and it looks like he modified making it look like an x-ray picture.
mariam
These photos are similar in that they are both black and white. The subject of both photos is white. The photographs are different in content. The one on the top is a broad picture with a wide scene. The second one is focused in on one thing, and that's the only thing in the picture.
In Alex Beggs' response he stated that both pictures show textured. I hadn't really thought about that, but it's absolutely true.
Ashley Winn 4B
i think that this picture is great in black and white. this is a example of many different types of art but i like this art because of the form and color and contrast.
Derek H. 4B
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