The goal of the project was to take and present 20 photographs based on the theme of Ecology.
- Life On The Road - Animals found on or around the streets. Typically roadkill
- Plants vs Concrete - Plants in cracks of odd places, in their struggle to survive
- Greenway Ecology - People, animals, and environment on the greenway by the campus
I decided to do the Life On The Road theme, since it felt fairly unique and allows me to present material to the viewers that they would otherwise (typically) be reluctant to get close to. Those small smears on the road were once animals, now just blobs of ick.
Process
The process was simple. Drive and look for roadkill. I only succeeded on roads that were two-lane, mostly country roads that had forestry on at least one side. Even then, it was fairly scarce. I think had I chosen this project during Spring or early Summer, I'd have gotten a lot more material to work with. It also didn't help that the weather was poor most of the week, so I had only a few select days to work with.
I tried to be as safe as possible, so I would park a distance away and walk to the subject, and make sure there wasn't any oncoming traffic while making myself as visible as possible while there was.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get more than 6-7 unique roadkill subjects, so I had to use multiple angles. Even then, I arrived at only 14 photographs to present.
Results
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