Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Ideas For Studio Exploration
I have one particular place in mind that I would like to explore. The river down by the rail trail in New Paltz. I always love going down by the river, taking pictures, and observing the water as it moves by. I hadn't realized how big of an impact hurricane Irene had on the area until about a week after it passed. I decided to go down to the river to take some pictures for my digital photography class. What I saw shocked me. The river had gone completely up and over its banks spilling out onto the nearby fields. It had now transformed the entire area into a lake. The road was completely submerged under water. This was when I got my idea to explore what kind of impact this river has had over the years on the people who live nearby. Also how something so peaceful could cause so much damage.
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Will you mostly be taking pictures? Do you have any of the river prior to the flooding? It'd be interesting to see some comparison shots if you have them. Maybe exploring the banks if they're not so high to see what's washed up and now integrated into the settled environment.
ReplyDeleteAside from that, I get this sense of a very "controlled chaos" from the last sentence: "Also how something so peaceful could cause so much damage". I think that alone deserves some exploring.