Week 8: Window Seat View

I took a trip to New York last year in early September. The trip almost didn't happen because at the time there was a series of Hurricanes and Storms that threatened the East Atlantic Coast and could potentially make its way North. After reading about the possible danger, I decided to take the risk and continue with my vacation plans. I made sure to watch the news and stay informed about the storm's course but still have fun and tried not worry too much about it. This picture was taken as the plane departed at around 7 in the morning I was exhausted and ready to go home. I decided to take this picture because I wanted to remember the feeling of accomplishment. I came and survived through the scare and had an unforgettable trip. The sunlight softly came in and there was a sense of calm and relief. I will always treasure this moment.

Week 8: sunset in long beach

      Here is the photo I took when I hanged out with my friends in Seal Beach last weekend, where is 5 min away Long Beach University. It was a really good timming since its sunsetting, I love the color tier up from the sky till the ocean. This view causes me have a really romance scene: a guy which reprensent by the ocean who is dancing like the waves, in front of the girl, which represent by the sky, and the girl smile with blush for shyness. It makes me feel so relaxing and enjoy this moment, I stayed unil the sunset completed, I smiled, and made a deep breath, I think this is what "picturesque" about.

Week 6: Citrusy Composition

Ooops! Totally forgot to submit a picture post for this week - was too occupied hanging out with family and friends! Anyway, here's a picture I took from this weekend while I was hanging out with friends in San Diego. This was taken at a pizza shop near Balboa Park in San Diego, and as I was making my way to my seat after ordering I pulled my phone out and begged my friend to strike a pose - the lighting & color was too inspiring not to snap a quick photo. I love everything about this photo! The orange and lime-green colors provide such a flirty yet energetic vibe. How her shirt matches completely with the wooden backing of the seat. Her slight smile and smirk for the camera. And of course, how the lighting provides such a stark contrast of reveal&conceal - it's almost like you're looking at two different people when you cover one part of her face. The lighting makes her seem almost ... unhuman - kinda like an alien. Someone who relishes in being seen. Someone who almost demands to be seen. This picture really makes me appreciate how lucky I am to have the awesome friends in my life and how unique and captivating they can be to me.

week 6 sunset on the way

This photo I took randomly on the way to Santa Monica, it was time for sun set and  the sky looks so beautiful in gradation. I was really tired after visited my uncle driving 1 hour, and the view made me feel so relax. The road looks wild with few cars, it didn't have the annoying traffic jam as usual. I love this photo, it gives me the different feeling about LA, and I really enjoy the moment at that time.

Week 6: Driving By

While on drive on the freeway with a friend last weekend, I stumbled upon this sky. It was definitely beautiful being the drive home after a long day. This image really shows the beauty of nature and the sky. Everytime I see something like this, I tend to stop thinking about everything and just enjoy the moment. The warmness of the sun makes me feel like I am wrapped in my blanket at home, warm and comfty. The vast sky with the white and blues making it just seem so endless. Overall, the drive home was relaxing and I did not want it to end.

Week 6: Light Reveals

While this photo doesn't make me feel strong emotion, the motorcycle did make me stop and take a picture of it. What made me stop was the windshield's rainbow-y chrome tint.  The reason why I submitted this photo for this assignment is it made me think about how powerful and versatile light is when mixed with other mediums. How light hits this windshield and suddenly it goes from blue to rainbow. Light hits a black car and suddenly hits of silver explode from within the paint. On a rainy day sunlight flings rainbows across the stormy skies. This motorcycle made me make a deeper connection from what we discussed in class: light reveals. Light can reveal the extraordinary within the seemingly mundane. Light made me pause on my walk home to take a picture of a motorcycle.

Week 6: Geometric Cuts

Many people complain about having to take an 8 A.M. class and having to wake up at "un-Godly" hours to make it to class on time. Prior to this quarter I would have said the exact same but once I started noticing how beautiful the soft, morning light is, I fell in love with it. My house has two upstairs rooms that face towards the East so in the mornings the sun hits directly on the half-open shutters and projects beautiful geometric cuts on the wall near our staircase. One particular morning of this week, I noticed the positioning of each of the blinds and of the doors opening towards the room and saw how the shuttering of the light effectively created a series of geometrically cut lights on the wall. Despite it being a hectic morning, I stopped for a second to observe how exactly the light had been produced. Because it was early morning, the quality of the light was more diffused through the process of hitting the early morning fog and it gave the light a very soft glow. Towards the center of the light, so many of the different cuts were hitting the same spot together that it created a vibrant, bright intensity. While I felt that I had nothing to do with creating such a light, I marveled at the pleasant accident and found it made me fall further in love with waking up early to have a chance in catching more of these "lighting accidents".