2. A Final Salute
I chose the following photo, because of the angle, the moments it
captures, and the topic. In this photo I see the innocence of a young
child, who looks up to the soldiers next to him. I presume that the photo
was possibly taken around the 1950’s or 60’s. The photo was probably
taken at a soldiers welcome home, a military funeral, or a soldiers going
away to war. The photographer selected these elements to include in
the picture, because it captures how a little kid may react when in awe.
However, you do not see the actual image of what is going on, but get
the feeling that the boy is learning as the soldiers do to say goodbye.
The photographer took the picture from this angle, because it captured
the boy’s exact motion, where as any other angle may have just
appeared that he was watching.
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4. The Kiss
As a soldier goes away to war they wonder if they will ever return.
The next photo is known well by many people. However, I chose this
photo because of the emotion, the moment, and historical effect.
I see a soldier kissing a woman, as if he has not kissed her in a very
long time. The photo was most likely taken in the 1940’s around the
time of a war to bring hope to other families. The picture looks as
though it was taken in a crowded place such as New York. I believe the
photographer took this picture to elude what a soldier coming home
would be like. You do not see however, any other families welcoming
their loved one home. They captured this moment because it was full
of love, and after the picture was taken, there were probably happy
tears of joy shed.
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6. Predator or Friend?
This next photo, may not be considered famous, but has recently
caused a spike in news. I came across this picture and chose it
because of beauty, and feeling. In this photo you see a shark and a
man in a canoe. While looking at this photo I feel it is beautiful,
because although this animal is a predator, it is following the man in
the canoe as though it is curious. This photo was taken in the 2000’s to
show the beauty within an animal that is terrifying to many. It looks
like it was taken off the coast of a remote island. The photographer
took the photo from this angle to show the man was in no harm. From
under water it may have appeared that he was in danger. The shark
and man were emphasized because the shark as said before is a
greatly feared animal that is just being curious.
