the power of nature

Tyler Griffin

The Power of Nature

For this project I chose to do the power of nature. I chose this because, first and foremost it is one of my favorite things to study, and it is something that effects our day to day lives in ways we don’t even realize. Whether it is coping with major forces of nature and disaster as I have pictured in the project or trying to guess what seasons weather might be taking place from day to day here in North Carolina, these things have power over our lives every day

Reflection

As we grow as a technologically advanced world, so to does our opinions on how to cope with nature. It is an issue we have been facing since the beginning of time, but if we were given another 4,000 years we still could not master it. All the same we do our best to predict it, prevent damage from it, learn causes and origins of it, or all together steer clear from it but nature always has its way of being a factor in our lives. This is my view of its impact on our lives and I believe that no matter how much study or research is done this cannot be changed.

Reflection

The main issue with this power that nature holds is how people think we should deal with it. Some say the government should protect us, like often after Hurricane Katrina the blame somehow always landed on the government. Some believe you should just not live in danger areas for natural disasters; if you find one let me know. And yet others believe we should coincide with nature and if it decides to affect us we rebuild, but if your trailer gets carried off by a tornado every few weeks that might be a bit of a hassle. All things being said, I think we should accept natures hold on our lives and just intelligently do the best we can.

Reflection

Hurricane Ivan

Hurricane Ivan Image Title: Satellite image of hurricane Ivan Bibliographic Citation: NOAA. Satellite Image of Hurricane Ivan. Digital

image. Noaanews. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assoc, 16 May 2005. Web. 2 Feb. 2013. <http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2438.htm>.

Topic: Power of Nature Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph,

etc.): Photograph Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative,

expressive/entertaining): Informative Found Where: NOAA News article Found How: Google Why Select This Image? Refrence image to the sheer size of these storms What Does This Image State About Power? The power of how big

hurricanes can be Why Do You State So? Hurricane Ivan is about to swallow the South East

of the US How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at

all)? Forces of Nature in our World

Forest Fire in Portugal

Image Title: Forest Fire in Portugal Bibliographic Citation: Ferreira, Nuno A. Forest Fire in Portugal. Digital

image. Photoblog. NBC News, 4 Sept. 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. <http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/04/13657954-forest-fires-continue-to-rage-in-portugal?lite>.

Topic: Power of Nature Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.):

Photograph Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining):

Informative Found Where: photoblog.nbcnews.com Found How: Google Why Select This Image? Shows a good example of forest fire and how hard it is

to fight What Does This Image State About Power? That nature has peculiar ways of

expressing its power Why Do You State So? People associate fire with being started by humans but

sometimes it is a natural occurance How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)?

Random occurrence of power in Nature

Forest Fire in Portugal

Miyako Japan Tsunami

Image Title: Miyako Japan Tsunami Bibliographic Citation: Getty Images. Miyako Japan Tsunami. Digital

image. Latimes.com. Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Feb. 2013.



expressive/entertaining): Informative Found Where: LATimes website Found How: Google Why Select This Image? Best realistic image of a tsunami What Does This Image State About Power? Everyday things can

become unstoppable forces of nature Why Do You State So? They obviously live with this water, but now you

can see it is going to sweep away everything How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at

all)? Force of nature in our world

Miyako Japan Tsunami

Red Wave

Image Title: “Red Wave” dust storm Bibliographic Citation: Martin, Brett. Red Wave Sand Storm. 2013. Daily

NewsWeb. 10 Feb 2013. <http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/freak-red-dust-storm-hits-australia-article-1.1238355>.



expressive/entertaining): Informative Found Where: NY Daily News Found How: Google Why Select This Image? Different, gives a good reference to size of

storm, and is recent What Does This Image State About Power? That this power can seem

to come from nowhere Why Do You State So? This is a sandstorm rising out of the ocean off the

coast of Austrailia How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at

all)? Shows forces of nature in our world

Red Wave

Grand Canyon des Colorado River

Image Title: Grand Canyon des Colorado Rivers Bibliographic Citation: Fiegle, Michael. Grand Canyon Des Colorado Rivers.

Digital image. Wikimedia.org. N.p., 11 Mar. 1990. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AZ_Grand_canyon_Pyramide_2.jpg>.


Photograph Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining):

Expressive Found Where: Wikimedia.org Found How: Google Why Select This Image? Shows what nature can do over time rather than

blunt force What Does This Image State About Power? Power can sometimes be slow

and steady Why Do You State So? It has taken thousands of years to form the Grand

Canyon How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)?

Shows a force of nature, just in a different aspect

Grand Canyon des Colorado River

Patagonia Avalanche

Image Title: Patagonia Avalanche Bibliographic Citation: Brown, Skip. Patagonia Avalanche. Digital

image. Nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/avalanche-winter-general/#/environment-winter06-torres-del-paine-dawn_27797_600x450.jpg>.


Photograph Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative,

expressive/entertaining): Informative Found Where: national geographic Found How: Google Why Select This Image? Shows the size of the mountain range as well as the

avalanche What Does This Image State About Power? Why Do You State So? How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)?

Random events in Nature

Patagonia Avalanche

Thundering Mist

Image Title: Thundering Mist Bibliographic Citation: Giffin, Scott. Thundering Mist. Digital

image. Scottlandgraphics.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://www.scottlandgraphics.com/gal/index.php/Waterfalls/Thundering-Mist-Iceland?sb=bottom>.



expressive/entertaining): Expressive Found Where: Scottland Images Found How: Google Why Select This Image? Natural Occurance that is present every day What Does This Image State About Power? The power of Nature never

goes away Why Do You State So? This waterfall has been here for a very long time

and barely ever varies in its ‘thundering’ power How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at

all)? Natural occurrence of nature in the world

Thundering Mist

South Dakota Tornado

Image Title: South Dakota Tornado Bibliographic Citation: Peter, Carsten. South Dakota Tornado. Digital

image. Nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. <http://science.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/science/photos/climate/dakota-prairie-tornado/>.

Topic: Power in Nature Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.):

Photograph Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative,

expressive/entertaining): Informative Found Where: National Geographic website Found How: Google Why Select This Image? Good form and view of a powerful F3 tornado What Does This Image State About Power? Nature is unstoppable and we

learn to live along with it Why Do You State So? Those who live in areas with these being a common

occurance learn to rebuild and withstand these How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)?

Force of Nature in our world


T- This is a photograph of a F3 category tornado in South Dakota. This is a unique image because the photographer is fairly close, and you can see how big the tunnel is because there is a barn and trees close enough to compare.

R- The intended audience is anyone who appreciates tornados or super storms. As someone who likes nature and its many forces I fall into the intended audience. Any commonality I have with the author is admiring these storms but by no means would I get this close on purpose

A- This photo was taken by Carsten Peter. He is known as a storm chaser, as well as wildlife photographer. He photographs tornados, volcanos, glaciers, deserts, and wildlife. He has received numerous awards such as national geographic photographer’s photographer, world press award, and pictures of the year award of excellence.

C- The limitation to a photo like this is safety. If a photographer gets to close to something like this, obviously pictures wouldn’t be possible. Considering the circumstances Mr Peter got quite close to this tornado and got an excellent shot.

E- As a storm chaser this photographer puts himself into the position to take these shots. The formation of this storm made the author’s involvement and there follows the amazing picture.


Volcano and Lightning in Chile

Image Title: Volcano and Lightning in Chile Bibliographic Citation: Negron, Francisco. Lightning flashes over

Puyehue Volcano. 2011. Los Angeles TimesWeb. 10 Feb 2013. <http://framework.latimes.com/2011/06/06/puyehue-volcano/


etc.): Picture Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative,

expressive/entertaining): Informative Found Where: Los Angeles Times website Found How: Google Why Select This Image? Has and extremely cool look and shows two

forces together What Does This Image State About Power? Scary power in forces of

Nature Why Do You State So? The forces shown in the volcano and lightning

together casts an eerie scene How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at

all)? Shows forces of nature in our world


T- This is a photograph of the Puyehue volcano in Chile from June of 2011. This is a very unique image because two types of nature are being displayed at once which casts a scary beauty.

R- This image was taken to both inform people of the volcano and storm taking place as well as to express the power of the nature in these types of things so that when the situation is over people can admire it. I am part of this admiring group because of the love I have for nature and its pure force. And since the photographer is a photo journalist focused on nature in Chile I think we have a commonality in appreciation for these things

A- This photo was taken by Francisco Negroni, a nature photo journalist in Chile. I assume he took this photo because of his job and the major volcano taking place there.

C- This image is limited by how far away the photographer had to be. He had to be far enough away to have a safe distance as well as get a distance shot to capture the whole image. Given the limitations of where the photographer had to position himself I believe he captured this moment perfectly.

E- This photograph was taken because of the serious volcano and the urge to be able to share this point of view from someone who lives there


Over Corio Bay

Image Title: Over Corio Bay, Victoria Bibliographic Citation: Collier, James. Over Corio Bay, Vitoria. Digital

image. Pixadus.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://pixdaus.com/over-coriobay-victoria-by-james-collier-australia/items/view/553967/>.



expressive/entertaining): Expressive Found Where: Pixadus.com Found How: Google Why Select This Image? Extremely cool and expressive image What Does This Image State About Power? Power can express a scary

beauty Why Do You State So? This image carries an outstanding image but not

something you want to be in the middle of How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at

all)? Force of Nature in our world

Over Corio Bay

P- This is an image of a lightning storm taking place over the Corio Bay in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. I found this picture published on pixadus.com as a desktop wallpaper. The main point is to share the beauty of this split second in time.

A- This photo was taken by James Collier a resident of Geelong who owns and runs a small private photography and printing company. He has been shooting since the 70’s and does landscape photos, event photos, calendars, as well as portraits and image printing. He can be contacted through his website(email) as well as facebook.

R- The primary audience are those who appreciate nature and either want to admire it digitally or printed.

A- This image does not present any type of bias, it is simply just expressing the image the author encountered.

D- The image also does not make any demands because of its expressive nature

I- What I would like to know beyond this image is if these types of storms happen often. Pictures can be worth a thousand words, but if you don’t know the background then a lot can be left to wonder.

G- Through this piece, I wanted to go to Australia just so I can witness something like this. I love watching storms and have never seen thunder storm clouds like this.

M- This author has a love for photographing nature, so at the time of the storm and seeing such unusual clouds, I believe he began to snap pictures to get this perfect shot.

Over Corio Bay

Collier, James. Over Corio Bay, Vitoria. Digital image. Pixadus.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://pixdaus.com/over-coriobay-victoria-by-james-collier-australia/items/view/553967/>.

Negron, Francisco. Lightning flashes over Puyehue Volcano. 2011. Los Angeles TimesWeb. 10 Feb 2013

Peter, Carsten. South Dakota Tornado. Digital image. Nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. <http://science.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/science/photos/climate/dakota-prairie-tornado/>.

Giffin, Scott. Thundering Mist. Digital image. Scottlandgraphics.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://www.scottlandgraphics.com/gal/index.php/Waterfalls/Thundering-Mist-Iceland?sb=bottom>.

Brown, Skip. Patagonia Avalanche. Digital image. Nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/avalanche-winter-general/#/environment-winter06-torres-del-paine-dawn_27797_600x450.jpg>.

Bibliography

Martin, Brett. Red Wave Sand Storm. 2013. Daily NewsWeb. 10 Feb 2013. <http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/freak-red-dust-storm-hits-australia-article-1.1238355>.

Getty Images. Miyako Japan Tsunami. Digital image. Latimes.com. Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Feb. 2013

Ferreira, Nuno A. Forest Fire in Portugal. Digital image. Photoblog. NBC News, 4 Sept. 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. <http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/04/13657954-forest-fires-continue-to-rage-in-portugal?lite>.

NOAA. Satellite Image of Hurricane Ivan. Digital image. Noaanews. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assoc, 16 May 2005. Web. 2 Feb. 2013. <http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2438.htm>.

Fiegle, Michael. Grand Canyon Des Colorado Rivers. Digital image. Wikimedia.org. N.p., 11 Mar. 1990. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AZ_Grand_canyon_Pyramide_2.jpg

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