These were a couple of Camera Obcura images that i found. They were taken by the artist known as Abelardo Morell. A couple of these images are from his new book Camera Obscura. Honestly, i feel that both Ethan Jackson, and Albero Morell, have made look at camera Obscura in a different way. I have learned to appreciate it more, not to mention it has inspired me to use this technique myself.

The camera obscura seems little short of miraculous, even after the optical rationale has been explained… That Abelardo Morell was able to photograph the thing in action, in effect producing photographs of a photographic process, and that he has done so with such lapidar and transformative eloquence, is breathtaking.

Luc Sante, from his introduction to Camera Obscura

I happen to find Camera Obscura really interesting. The way you capture an image of an image is interesting. Your capturing the process of a photograph, through your photographs. This image actually reminds me of the Camera Obscura images that were going on In INOVA by the artist Ethan Jackson. Although I never actually saw the images themselves I would assume that they were similar to this image, because of the buildings and details.

What I really liked about the work that i saw from the artist Ethan Jackson was how it looked so peaceful and natural. I liked how the images were so simple, yet they had so much meaning to them. The image that i particularly liked was the one that kind of like if it were taken in a building, and it seemed as if there were clouds within the building. I aslo like the image of the window, how it was so natural and balanced.

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Last week when we watched this video in class I found it be very interesting. I really like the way this filmmaker is clear in what they are trying to say. From the words he uses, the images she shows us. The video Dead Time is actually my favorite between the two. I like the way he uses bright colors at times. I also like the Night Shots, perhaps the reason i like them is because I can relate them to my video "El Parque". When I shot that video, obviously it was night, and the only light illuminating you were the street lights. Even though it was dark, you got a feeling of peacefulness, or at least that's the way I see it. When I saw the video Dead time, even though I know the video is about war, and death, the night shots with light gives me a sense of...."OK, at night the city doesn't seem like its in war, it's seems peaceful". Now when i first saw this video i didn’t see the comparisons between this "Dead Time", and "El Parque", but after i reviewed it again i could definitely see some similarities between the two. Similarities including the use of space, color, and the mixture of moving images with still images.

The video " From Beruit" was fascinating. I really liked how the director had the people say nothing. If they did say something it wasn’t verbally, but by facial expressions. Their gaze told us what they were feeling. The words the director used to describe what they were feeling were so strong, that along with the imagery. The image that I particularly remember the most, was the one where the little boy is looking straight to the camera. Even if I only got a glimpse of it, the image was so strong that it stood out. The way he showed an image for about a second then went back to the people gazing at you fit really well with the video, it gave it mood of sorrow, fear, and even hatred.