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For this image, I increased the vibrancy and saturation to make the photo look more exciting and engaging, rather than characterless. Before I edited this image, it was producing a sombre, upsetting feeling because the lighting was darker, so therefore the image was dull and colourless.
I continued to further edit this image by using AI, and I think this changed the image as it shows the rising tide in the harbour. Rising tides can be due from change in the water cycle which has been affected and impacted on by humans. This reflects on Anthropocene, as it shows the natural change in tides from low to high.
For this image, I came out with two successful photos of riding tides. To do this, I used AI on photoshop. Here, you can see that the buildings in the background have been affected by these unexpected rising tides, and it looks as though the buildings are sinking. The photos look natural, and suggest that high tides can be damaging to the human life.
Artist Inspiration
I was inspired by the photographer Michael Marten who is a seascape and landscape photographer with an interest in tides, seasons, and other natural phenomena.
“I am interested in showing how landscape changes over time through natural processes and cycles. The camera that observes low and high tide side by side enables us to observe simultaneously two moments in time, two states of nature.” -Michael Marten
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I really like this image because it shows the contrast between the large, yellow building which feels out of place, compared to the nature in the foreground of the image. I made the vibrancy of the colours more illuminous to make the landscape look more lively. I think the final edit of the image was really successful and the contrast between the dark, black windows compared to the bright yellow building makes the lines in the image stand out and make it look sharp.
Additional artist inspiration: Keld Helmer Petersen
Keld Helmer-Petersen was born 23rd August 1920 in Copenhagen, where he lived and worked most of his life until his death in 2013. He started photographing in 1938, when he was given a camera as a high school graduation gift. In just a few years he began working in a visual figurative language.
Keld Helmer-Petersen was one of the most influential Danish photographers in the 20th Century. His career spanned 70 years and he had strong interest in modern architecture, industrial areas and structures.
I really like Helmer-Petersen’s work because it is original and unique. He uses lines to construct an image.
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