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Portrait Oddness (3+)

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A. Location: Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, China
B. Photographer: Wei Liang—Reuters
C. Original caption: A salt lake, which is separated by a road, shows parts of it in different colors due to algae, in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, China, on Sept. 25, 2016.
D. Site link: http://time.com/top-100-photos-2016/
E. I would describe this place as obviously very contrasting, colorful, and gorgeous. The algae is a marvel to look at and stands out so beautifully against the rest of the lake, as well as the road.
F. What interests me most about this photograph is the angle at which the photo is taken, an all- encompassing birds eye view and the perfect symmetry with which we see the road.
G. What I think is going on in this picture is a parade or other kind of celebration because of the identical blue cars on the road, the clumped together objects of the same color, and the many people cordoned off to one side.

A. Location: Baracoa, Cuba
B. Photographer: Tomas Munita for The New York Times
C. Original caption: In a town on the eastern tip of Cuba, a woman swept her home.
D. Site link: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/22/sunday-review/2016-year-in-pictures.html?_r=0
E. The sounds this photo would make would be the soft sound of crickets and other night time insects, the distant clatter of pans and people talking, and sound of the bristles from the broom against the ground.
F. The aspects of the photo that make it look crowded are the fact most of the photo is taken up by the old woman's house, the way the light is very bright and appears on the ground and on the house in a multitude of shapes and colors, and the way that the viewer can see a lot of the detail of the houses, including the many boards on the windows and the cable wires.
G. One thing that I think is very good about the photograph is the way light is used, the interest it adds in different shapes, the way it highlights different areas of the photograph, and the way the photographer balanced it all around the photo, including the warm and cold colors.

A. Location: Brazilian Pantanal
B: Photographer: Massimilliano Bencivenni
C. Original caption: I was in the Brazilian Pantanal along the Rio Negrinho. I realized that the river, at certain points of the loops, created places where there were many yacare caimans. I saw a yacare sink suddenly, and I immediately looked for the best location to photograph when it resurfaced. The whole thing lasted only a fraction of a moment.
D: Site link: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/photographer-of-the-year-2016/gallery/winners-all/6
E. The words I would use to describe this photo would be violent, graceful, rough, and very quick.
F. The thing that I think is worth remembering about this photograph is the strange, violent grace of the caiman and beauty of everyday occurrences.
G. I think the photographer made this work by using a very small shutter speed, waiting for the exact right moment, and having a bit of luck.

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