The Media, especially the Internet of Things is an extremely diverse and complex system, and what is represented to us through a medium must then be interpreted using our understandings of events, effects and experiences. The Audience plays a large part in the interpreting of a message, and rather than playing a passive role where they believe everything that is communicated to them, they instead form their own opinions and weigh up what they’ve just viewed and make their own decisions, acting as an active entity.
As media is open to interpretation, there can be no right answer, and complex imagery can often provoke many different thoughts.
The image above depicts Carlos Burle, a Spanish Big Wave Surfer, who has spent his life training himself to become an expert at big wave surfing, in the hopes of attempting to surf the break at Nazarรฉ, Portugal, which boasts some of the biggest waves in the world.
This picture depicts him as he drops onto a wave, as onlookers watch in awe from the lighthouse platform. the bright red lighthouse at the centre of the image and the people next to it help put the gigantic wave in the background into perspective as to how tremendous and powerful this wave truly is. This picture demonstrates how breathtaking nature truly can be by contrasting the seemingly tiny lighthouse against the massive wave and its rider .
This image can be examined from several perspectives, each with their own beliefs regarding this image, ranging from fear of what this image delivers, or amazement and a longing for more. This image leaves me with a need to know more, and the desire to pursue my current hobby of surfing, filling me with a feeling of motivation to continue on and be like Carlos Burle.
However, this image can also have a harmful effect by invoking a fear that reminds the Audience that surfing and the ocean are extremely dangerous, especially at this size. To know that the ocean can be this tremendous can also inspire people to remain as far away from the beach as possible.
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Super interesting, I enjoyed this man!
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Thank you! I’m glad you did!
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This post is very interesting. I think you discussed the representation of the photograph really well. The layout of your blog is really easy to navigate, I also really liked the colour scheme of everything.
In regards to your blog post, your introduction was really well written and informative. I also found your blogpost to be very engaging and interesting. However, I recommend adding a few more spaces to separate your paragraphs. You may also want to add a reference section, referencing where you got your photograph.
Other than that, you did really well! Keep it up, I look forward to reading more blogposts in the future.
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Hey! How’s it going! Firstly, I love your wordpress and the way it’s set out; neat, tidy, and easy to find everything. Secondly, I think this post is really well done! Your input and discussion on the matter of representation and interpretation in relation to your image was set out logically and concisely, while still remaining informative and interesting. I particularly liked your acknowledgment of the different perspectives that may be evoked from an image, and how you said that personally, you felt motivated and amazed by the image. Conversely, I take the second perspective that you mentioned; fear from the realisation and contemplation of the ocean’s greatness, size and power. Overall, your post is a really creative summation of this weeks area of study. Good job!
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Hey, thank you very much! I recently changed my theme to a nicer style, and so far it’s worked out great. The many different perspectives available when looking at images really let me open up and explore how this image made me feel, but also how others may not feel so enthusiastic about it!
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This was quality reading, what do you think makes the image complex apart from the surface image? What thoughts and discussions does it create, I found in my own experience with the complex image task that it wasn’t necessarily the image itself that made it complex, rather what I thought of it, what it meant to me and what complexities I drew from it, interesting how with a lot of these it’s not the image that makes it complex, it’s us and our depiction of it, this was a great blog and I look forward to reading more from you. TK
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I think it’s complex because of the feelings it invokes in the viewer – not only amazement, but also fear. To see something so uncontrollable yet beautiful is extremely conflicting for humans, since we try to control everything thrown at us!
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