The Burning Monk

This picture is of the self immolation of Thich Quang Duc. On June 11, 1963 in front of all of his fellow monks, he poured lighter fluid over his body, lit a match, and dropped it into his lap. It took 13 minutes for his body to burn. He sat in the lotus position the whole time, never moving a muscle or uttering a word. All of his fellow monks were at the highway intersection in Saigon Vietnam, to witness this spectacle. Thich Quang Duc did this in protest of discrimination against Buddhists, he was also the first of several monks to burn themselves.

This picture was taken by Malcolm Browne of the Associated Press.

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Alex

Photography Tips 5 and 6!

Tip five is to take vertical pictures. This us useful when you want to get rid of excess space of the sides of your focus. It also helps create a different look to your picture. I use this especially when I am taking pictures of people who are standing up because it enables me to get a head to toe picture! So, when you are snapping thoes photos, be sure to remember to turn your camera up and down!!

Tip six is to lock the focus. I really love this tip and once you learn how to do it I know you will find it very easy and useful! Locking the focus creates very artsy pictures, and also is great to use when you are taking portraits. Another great time to use lock the focus is when you have a busy background and you just want to focus on your subject! Have fun with this excellent tip!









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Alex

Tip Review!

As I was looking through pictures on flickr, i saw pictures that followed the rules that I have previously posted. I decided to share a  few of these! These picture s are not pictures that I have taken, they are pictures off of the Flickr site.
This photo is an example of getting on their level. I really liked the way the photographer captured the look in the cat's eye. By getting down on the cat's level, the photographer is able to capture the perk in the cat's ears, and its whiskers.


 In this photo, the red really stands out against the plain background, making this a really interesting shot. By using a plain background, the photographer is able to better capture your attention and get you to look twice and think about what is going on in the picture.

From the light casting on the brown wall, you can tell it was sunny when this picture was taken, therefore because there is no shadow on, or under the bike, you know that the photographer used flash. This is great for this shot because it allows you to see more of the bike and it's details.

This last picture I really like for several reasons, first of all, it follows the rule of getting in close. For this picture especially, it is a good technique because it makes you feel like you can reach out and pick up the leaf, also you can see the sand on the leaf and that creates a really neat effect. Secondly it is really artsy, the color contrast is really neat with the bright yellow on a neutral.

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Alex

Photography Tips 3 and 4!

The third tip is "use flash outdoors." This tip is useful when it is really sunny outside and you are trying to eliminate a shadow on your subject. It is also useful indoors when you are trying to eliminate shadows or luminate your subject. In this picture, i was able to eliminate the shadow that obstructed the view of her face.









The fourth tip is "get in close." By getting in close you can capture greater detail and it also makes for a  more artsy picture. In this picture i was able to get close enough to the football to be able to read the message written to the former player by his coach. While a picture of the whole football is great, getting the comments made by the coach makes for an even more spectacular and memorable picture.

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Alex