Social Change Project |
Aaliyah Heine
Photography I
Mrs. Henrikson
02, 28 2019
Social Change Project
On a boat off the coast of Costa Rica, a biologist uses pliers from a Swiss army knife to try to dislodge a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril. The turtle squirms in complete agony, bleeding extensively. For eight painful minutes, the YouTube video goes on; it has logged more than 20 million views, even though it’s extremely hard to watch. In the end, the increasingly desperate biologists eventually managed to dislodge a four-inch-long straw from the creature’s nose. About 100,000 Marine mammals get tangled or ingest plastic debris resulting in death and injuries. Plastic materials usually take around four hundred and fifty to one thousand years to degrade. Finally, plastics can release toxic chemicals into the water and affect animals big and small.
This topic is a very serious issue that most people just push to the side and disregard. Most don’t understand that Plastic Pollution not only affects marine life, but it also affects us. The plastic leaches toxic chemicals into the water and disrupts the natural PH. It also tends to build up in large clumps to create “garbage islands” and when the trash breaks off it makes it way to the shore killing animals along the way. The trash washes up onto our beaches and pollutes those as well. One of the biggest problems with Plastic Pollution is the fact that plastic substances and waste such as plastic bags, plastic caps/ lids, plastic utensils, and straws take four hundred to one thousand years to degrade. These are just some of the reasons why Plastic Pollution is such a serious issue.
Cancalosi, John. “For Animals, Plastic Is Turning the Ocean Into a Minefield.” National Geographic, National Geographic, 16 May 2018, www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/plastic-planet-animals-wildlife-impact-waste-pollution/.
Dengate, Cayla. “University Of Queensland Study Shows One In Three Turtles Have Eaten Marine Plastic.” HuffPost Australia, HuffPost Australia, 15 July 2016, www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/03/17/turtles-marine-plastic_n_9455496.html.
Photography I
Mrs. Henrikson
02, 28 2019
Social Change Project
On a boat off the coast of Costa Rica, a biologist uses pliers from a Swiss army knife to try to dislodge a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril. The turtle squirms in complete agony, bleeding extensively. For eight painful minutes, the YouTube video goes on; it has logged more than 20 million views, even though it’s extremely hard to watch. In the end, the increasingly desperate biologists eventually managed to dislodge a four-inch-long straw from the creature’s nose. About 100,000 Marine mammals get tangled or ingest plastic debris resulting in death and injuries. Plastic materials usually take around four hundred and fifty to one thousand years to degrade. Finally, plastics can release toxic chemicals into the water and affect animals big and small.
This topic is a very serious issue that most people just push to the side and disregard. Most don’t understand that Plastic Pollution not only affects marine life, but it also affects us. The plastic leaches toxic chemicals into the water and disrupts the natural PH. It also tends to build up in large clumps to create “garbage islands” and when the trash breaks off it makes it way to the shore killing animals along the way. The trash washes up onto our beaches and pollutes those as well. One of the biggest problems with Plastic Pollution is the fact that plastic substances and waste such as plastic bags, plastic caps/ lids, plastic utensils, and straws take four hundred to one thousand years to degrade. These are just some of the reasons why Plastic Pollution is such a serious issue.
Cancalosi, John. “For Animals, Plastic Is Turning the Ocean Into a Minefield.” National Geographic, National Geographic, 16 May 2018, www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/plastic-planet-animals-wildlife-impact-waste-pollution/.
Dengate, Cayla. “University Of Queensland Study Shows One In Three Turtles Have Eaten Marine Plastic.” HuffPost Australia, HuffPost Australia, 15 July 2016, www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/03/17/turtles-marine-plastic_n_9455496.html.
Double Exposure
Double Exposure
Plaid-Mood
Bubble Boy- Prop Portrait
Action Photos
In my action photos I wanted to use both color and black and white images to have a more interesting slideshow. In the first photo the is a pool ball that is in color while the rest of the photo is in black and white. This photo demonstrates freeze motion. The second photo is my dog jumping up on me and he is in motion. This photo demonstrates motion blur. The last two photos are my little brother. The first one is him getting ready to jump, which demonstrates fake motion. The second photo I'm moving my camera while he is in motion. This photo demonstrates panning.
Pano
Shadow
In this black and white photo there is a frozen pond with snow on top of it, as well as on the grass. You can see the shadows of four people and a building. This photo has viewpoint, because it leads your eye to the person on the ice. This photo also has depth with the street in the back of the photo.
Reflection
In this Photograph the is a reflection of the windows behind the girl. The girl is also reflected in the glass. This photo is black and white and it follows the rule of thirds, because if you put a grid over the photo both girls would be inside of it. The photo also has leading lines with the brick and the stairs leading your eye up. The photo has framing as well, because the girl is being framed in the window.