November 2014
Beginner to intermediate
192 pages
4h 8m
English

Afternoon storm over the Amazon, Brazil, 1971
These are the forested banks of the Amazon River in Brazil, and even though this strip of trees is the only distinct and sharp subject in the picture, they’re about to slip out of the frame. Why? Why not divide the shot in a more ordinary way, with the banks a bit higher, where the audience might expect them? There’s more than one reason. Practically, there isn’t anything of interest in the water itself, but above there’s a tropical storm brewing, though pale and subtle. I want the viewer to look at this, but for it to make sense, the clouds have to be keyed to the ground. The eye will naturally ...
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