Looking Back

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Originally uploaded by Candace.Shoates

I cropped this photo because I only wanted to capture the subject's head and what he was looking back at. Had I left the photo as it was, the rule of thirds would not have worked in my favor so, I made the neccessary adjustments.

Pole Vault

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Originally uploaded by Candace.Shoates

Being a pole vaulter myself, I find chose this picture for two reasons. One, because I like how it appears as if the person jumping has commanded everyone's attention at the moment. The angle of his body is nice as well. I aslo like this photo because he actually cleared this hight which is somewhat unbelievable considering a technical error or two.

Tee Pee

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Originally uploaded by Candace.Shoates

I recentley went to a track meet ant Wake Forest University and it was after they, from what I was told, won a big basketball game and the students celebrated by tee-peeing their own campus. I took this picture because one would imagine a tee-pee'd school to be a sight for soar eyes but it was actually a nice sight. I like the triangle formed by the three threes and the tissure blowing in the wind. I also find it to be a bit of an oxymoron that tee-pee'd trees are in front of a building that looks like it is of prestige and imporance.

Crossing the Street

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Originally uploaded by Candace.Shoates

Forgive me if I don't have a deep reasoning for this picture. I was testing out capturing people in motion with my new camera and this one didn't come out too bad. I like it because it looks like he's crossing the street out in the city somewhere when he's actually on a college campus (the taxi in the background mad the photo a little humerous for me, as well).

Student Union

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Originally uploaded by Candace.Shoates

I took this picture during the early afternoon and I noticed the triangle made by the two side walks and the building in the distance. I edited the photo slightly afterwards just for the sake of making in more interesting.

Mother and Child

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Originally uploaded by Candace.Shoates

Everytime I see this baby, she's sleeping so I took advantage of the opportunity to take a picture of her while she's awake. I chose an angle lower than that of her and her mother simpy because it was interesting and I wanted the mother to be unaware of the picture so she didn't pose. I also chose a lower angle so that attention would be better drawn to the baby (who is looking directly at the camera as if making eye contact with the viewer).