Nature with the presence of humans

This category was more interesting to me than the pure nature photos because there are so many possible ways to show humans and nature existing together. My favorite photos in this category are 2 and 4. I really like the colors and composition in both of them. I think the bold colors and strong lines in 2 make it look striking and modern. It is a subtle way of showing nature that can grow even from the structures humans have made. I like 4 because it’s pretty, and I like the effect of the snow with the brightly colored flowers. I also like how it shows that humans can manipulate nature (grow flowers) in a nice, appealing way, not always harming it.

I saturated the colors in 1 and 2 to make them more bold, but I desaturated 3 and 6 for the opposite reason, to reduce some of the activity all around. Often in nature it’s hard to take a focused photo because there’s so much going on. Black and white can make the photo less busy and more pleasing to look at. I didn’t really edit the other photos (other than adjusting the levels to make them look more natural) because I like the way they look now.

After group critiques, I got the idea to crop photo 6 to balance it out more and give it a more interesting composition. Originally there was too much “stuff” crowding the photo. I also noticed some interesting photos I hadn’t considered using before, like 7, after peers’ suggestions.