Connecting Essay 2

This is a photograph by Don McCullin which is similar to the other images that he has photographed. This photograph is linked to my theme of the journey because paths and roads are widely linked to travelling, for example the say "road most travelled". McCullin has used a wide and somewhat empty setting that shows the main focus of the dirt road. The road starts off practically in the centre of the image and then slightly curves as it moves up to the centre of the photo and disappears. He has edited the photo so that there is no colour which gives it a sinister feel. The photo has been split into two sections one that shows the fields and the path/road and the other showing the sky. This gives the photo some levels and helps towards the depth of the photo also because of how the path fades off the closer it moves towards the sky section.  

This is my own photograph that I shot as a part of my journey photography series. I have photographed a path that leads off, retracting in size the further away it gets until its gone. Around the path is very few trees that still allow the sky to be seen and anything that may be behind them. I decided to use an angle that included the entire width of the path at the bottom so that the retraction of size could be seen more clearly. The editing decisions with this photo meant that the saturation was reduced so much that the photo almost looks as though it has none, however a small amount of green can be seen within the grass. The feel that the image conveys is scary and depressing which I feel was created through the use of setting and the lack of bright, happy colours.

There are a few similarities between the two photos for example the fact that the main focus of each of the images is a path/road. Another similarity is the genre style behind both images, they both make the viewer feel scared and wary. There is a slight difference within the use of colouring within the two photographs as McCullins is completely in black and white where as mine uses a small amount of colour that has been somewhat unsaturated.
I feel that Mcullin was a great influence on my own work, which has help it become something that I am proud of and that I feel is a good representation of journey.