Roscue2
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In my town's downtown there are quite a few murals painted onto the sides of buildings and walls. Many are of the towns history, while some are about nearby places such as Yosemite and Native American history in the region. There are 4-5 that run along a wall next to the library that I had never gotten close enough to look at before, until a few days ago. I must say, 2 of them are now 2 of my favorite in town.
The first 2 are of the same mural of course. One is shot with no effects with the Kodak Zx5, while the other is using the built in saturation feature. Which one do you prefer, and why if you don't mind?
Something you may not realize about the Native American mural shown is that the photo only captures a portion of the actual mural. After the white dog on the far right, the mural continues for another 10-15 ft. There are 2 reasons why I could not take a photo of the whole mural. First, the sun was setting right behind the wall the mural is on. If I had gone further back to capture the whole mural the sun would have blinded the photo. Second, without optical zoom on the camera, it would be almost impossible to take that photo without there being objects that are not part of the mural in the photo.
The third and final photo I also found very nice. As you can see, it is of early farm life by Hispanic settlers in the area. I am guessing it is portraying life from the early 1900s or 1890s. Another part of the photo you might notice is that to the right of the horse pulled hay wagon is a scene of early homes in the area, although as with the Native American photos I also had to cut the photo short.
There is one final thing I would like to point about all three photos. Look at the feet of the Native Americans, or the feet of the horses. Notice anything about the plants there? That is right, they are not part of the paintings, although they look as if they would fit nicely into the scene. They were planted there to add to the art.
I tried to find the names of the artists on the paintings, but was unable to. I am not sure if they are cleverly hidden in the paintings, or if they are not there at all. They are not in the corners or along the edges though.
HH and GL
The first 2 are of the same mural of course. One is shot with no effects with the Kodak Zx5, while the other is using the built in saturation feature. Which one do you prefer, and why if you don't mind?
Something you may not realize about the Native American mural shown is that the photo only captures a portion of the actual mural. After the white dog on the far right, the mural continues for another 10-15 ft. There are 2 reasons why I could not take a photo of the whole mural. First, the sun was setting right behind the wall the mural is on. If I had gone further back to capture the whole mural the sun would have blinded the photo. Second, without optical zoom on the camera, it would be almost impossible to take that photo without there being objects that are not part of the mural in the photo.
The third and final photo I also found very nice. As you can see, it is of early farm life by Hispanic settlers in the area. I am guessing it is portraying life from the early 1900s or 1890s. Another part of the photo you might notice is that to the right of the horse pulled hay wagon is a scene of early homes in the area, although as with the Native American photos I also had to cut the photo short.
There is one final thing I would like to point about all three photos. Look at the feet of the Native Americans, or the feet of the horses. Notice anything about the plants there? That is right, they are not part of the paintings, although they look as if they would fit nicely into the scene. They were planted there to add to the art.
I tried to find the names of the artists on the paintings, but was unable to. I am not sure if they are cleverly hidden in the paintings, or if they are not there at all. They are not in the corners or along the edges though.
HH and GL
