Pictures that White Lie

The existence of global warming isn't a revelation to modern society, but neither is stout refusal to accept it. I think the matter mustn't be categorized as a political problem, so much as a problem for all life on Earth. I chose a sheep to represent all of the human and animal kingdoms, because it is a docile creature and often indefensible.
The picture was downloaded from stock exchange but I cropped and manipulated it so much that I can only faintly recognize the final version in the original. I cropped the picture, increased the contrast, darkened the exposure, skewed the saturation, and added text. All this greatly increased the drama of the picture by making the colors striking and adding a dystopian tone. The sheep's faces are totally blotted out in shadow while the ground they stand on appears about ready to catch fire. In other words, it's too late for them to escape and they realize it.
I don't believe the manipulation was harmful unless you like to pretend global warming isn't real. The pastoral picture I manipulated is not fully recognizable in my final version, and no one is being deceived into thinking that mine is an authentic image of rural life. Neither are the dramatic elements harmful. They are too highly stylized to be accepted as fact and must be interpreted with regard to their message.
All in all I'm just trying to say, in a most cliched manner, that we could all be sheep for the slaughter if global warming continues growing.

Powerpointing at good work

The powerpoints presented in class on Tuesday were far more visually entertaining than most I've seen. My favorites had to be Alaska's and Will P.'s.

Alaska design was fairly simple and easy to follow. Her topic was digital photography and she took advantage, showing us some funky pictures that highlighted it's special functions. She spoke on elements of design and used an old man with a bicycle as an example. It's about time somebody did. Anyway her funky, and informative, presentation was as funky as she is. I must say: Good show Alasko!

Will P.'s presentation stood out for it's humor. It was about sex mostly, with some monkey creatures (Bonobos) thrown in for good measure. I liked his verbal adages the most because he spoke very naturally and looked unrehearsed. I respect that kind of bravado, especially for his topic cause who doesn't have an opinion? Like any experienced performer he left the audience in limbo before the climax of his show. He skillfully gave us a snippet of his sexy bonobo montage and then let the audience sweat in anticipation for a minute before successfully playing the slide in full. His presentation was plus plus. Well done William.