The Power of Nature

1. The Power of Nature Tyler Griffin

2. Reflection For this project I chose to do the power of nature. I chose this because, first and foremost it is one of my favorite things to study, and it is something that effects our day to day lives in ways we don’t even realize. Whether it is coping with major forces of nature and disaster as I have pictured in the project or trying to guess what seasons weather might be taking place from day to day here in North Carolina, these things have power over our lives every day

3. Reflection As we grow as a technologically advanced world, so to does our opinions on how to cope with nature. It is an issue we have been facing since the beginning of time, but if we were given another 4,000 years we still could not master it. All the same we do our best to predict it, prevent damage from it, learn causes and origins of it, or all together steer clear from it but nature always has its way of being a factor in our lives. This is my view of its impact on our lives and I believe that no matter how much study or research is done this cannot be changed.

4. Reflection The main issue with this power that nature holds is how people think we should deal with it. Some say the government should protect us, like often after Hurricane Katrina the blame somehow always landed on the government. Some believe you should just not live in danger areas for natural disasters; if you find one let me know. And yet others believe we should coincide with nature and if it decides to affect us we rebuild, but if your trailer gets carried off by a tornado every few weeks that might be a bit of a hassle. All things being said, I think we should accept natures hold on our lives and just intelligently do the best we can.

5. Hurricane Ivan

6. Hurricane Ivan • Image Title: Satellite image of hurricane Ivan • Bibliographic Citation: NOAA. Satellite Image of Hurricane Ivan. Digital image. Noaanews. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assoc, 16 May 2005. Web. 2 Feb. 2013. <http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2438.htm>. • Topic: Power of Nature • Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): Photograph • Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining):Informative • Found Where: NOAA News article • Found How:Google • Why Select This Image?Refrence image to the sheer size of these storms • What Does This Image State About Power? The power of how big hurricanes can be • Why Do You State So? Hurricane Ivan is about to swallow the South East of the US • How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Forces of Nature in our World

7. Forest Fire in Portugal

8. Forest Fire in Portugal • Image Title: Forest Fire in Portugal • Bibliographic Citation: Ferreira, Nuno A. Forest Fire in Portugal. Digital image. Photoblog. NBC News, 4 Sept. 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. <http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/04/13657954-forest-fires-continue-to-rage-in-portugal?lite>. • Topic: Power of Nature • Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): Photograph • Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining):Informative • Found Where:photoblog.nbcnews.com • Found How:Google • Why Select This Image? Shows a good example of forest fire and how hard it is to fight • What Does This Image State About Power? That nature has peculiar ways of expressing its power • Why Do You State So? People associate fire with being started by humans but sometimes it is a natural occurance • How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Random occurrence of power in Nature

9. Miyako Japan Tsunami

10. Miyako Japan Tsunami • Image Title: Miyako Japan Tsunami • Bibliographic Citation: Getty Images. Miyako Japan Tsunami. Digital image. Latimes.com. Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. • Topic: Power of Nature • Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): Photograph • Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining):Informative • Found Where:LATimeswebsite • Found How:Google • Why Select This Image? Best realistic image of a tsunami • What Does This Image State About Power? Everyday things can become unstoppable forces of nature • Why Do You State So? They obviously live with this water, but now you can see it is going to sweep away everything • How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Force of nature in our world

11. Red Wave

12. Red Wave • Image Title: “Red Wave” dust storm • Bibliographic Citation: Martin, Brett. Red Wave Sand Storm. 2013. Daily NewsWeb. 10 Feb 2013. <http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/freak-red-dust-storm-hits-australia-article-1.1238355>. • Topic: Power of Nature • Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): Photograph • Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining):Informative • Found Where: NY Daily News • Found How: Google • Why Select This Image? Different, gives a good reference to size of storm, and is recent • What Does This Image State About Power? That this power can seem to come from nowhere • Why Do You State So? This is a sandstorm rising out of the ocean off the coast of Austrailia • How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Shows forces of nature in our world

13. Grand Canyon des Colorado River

14. Grand Canyon des Colorado River • Image Title: Grand Canyon des Colorado Rivers • Bibliographic Citation: Fiegle, Michael. Grand Canyon Des Colorado Rivers. Digital image. Wikimedia.org. N.p., 11 Mar. 1990. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AZ_Grand_canyon_Pyramide_2.jpg>. • Topic: Power of Nature • Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): Photograph • Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining):Expressive • Found Where:Wikimedia.org • Found How:Google • Why Select This Image? Shows what nature can do over time rather than blunt force • What Does This Image State About Power? Power can sometimes be slow and steady • Why Do You State So? It has taken thousands of years to form the Grand Canyon • How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Shows a force of nature, just in a different aspect

15. Patagonia Avalanche

16. Patagonia Avalanche • Image Title: Patagonia Avalanche • Bibliographic Citation: Brown, Skip. Patagonia Avalanche. Digital image. Nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/avalanche-winter-general/#/environment-winter06-torres-del-paine-dawn_27797_600x450.jpg>. • Topic: Power of Nature • Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): Photograph • Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining):Informative • Found Where: national geographic • Found How:Google • Why Select This Image? Shows the size of the mountain range as well as the avalanche • What Does This Image State About Power? • Why Do You State So? • How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Random events in Nature

17. Thundering Mist

18. Thundering Mist • Image Title: Thundering Mist • Bibliographic Citation: Giffin, Scott. Thundering Mist. Digital image. Scottlandgraphics.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://www.scottlandgraphics.com/gal/index.php/Waterfalls/Thundering-Mist-Iceland?sb=bottom>. • Topic: Power of Nature • Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): Photograph • Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining):Expressive • Found Where:ScottlandImages • Found How:Google • Why Select This Image? Natural Occurance that is present every day • What Does This Image State About Power? The power of Nature never goes away • Why Do You State So? This waterfall has been here for a very long time and barely ever varies in its ‘thundering’ power • How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Natural occurrence of nature in the world

19. South Dakota Tornado

20. South Dakota Tornado • Image Title: South Dakota Tornado • Bibliographic Citation: Peter, Carsten. South Dakota Tornado. Digital image. Nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. <http://science.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/science/photos/climate/dakota-prairie-tornado/>. • Topic: Power in Nature • Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): Photograph • Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining):Informative • Found Where: National Geographic website • Found How:Google • Why Select This Image? Good form and view of a powerful F3 tornado • What Does This Image State About Power? Nature is unstoppable and we learn to live along with it • Why Do You State So? Those who live in areas with these being a common occurance learn to rebuild and withstand these • How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Force of Nature in our world

21. South Dakota Tornado • T- This is a photograph of a F3 category tornado in South Dakota. This is a unique image because the photographer is fairly close, and you can see how big the tunnel is because there is a barn and trees close enough to compare. • R- The intended audience is anyone who appreciates tornados or super storms. As someone who likes nature and its many forces I fall into the intended audience. Any commonality I have with the author is admiring these storms but by no means would I get this close on purpose • A- This photo was taken by Carsten Peter. He is known as a storm chaser, as well as wildlife photographer. He photographs tornados, volcanos, glaciers, deserts, and wildlife. He has received numerous awards such as national geographic photographer’s photographer, world press award, and pictures of the year award of excellence. • C- The limitation to a photo like this is safety. If a photographer gets to close to something like this, obviously pictures wouldn’t be possible. Considering the circumstances Mr Peter got quite close to this tornado and got an excellent shot. • E- As a storm chaser this photographer puts himself into the position to take these shots. The formation of this storm made the author’s involvement and there follows the amazing picture.

22. Volcano and Lightning in Chile

23. Volcano and Lightning in Chile • Image Title: Volcano and Lightning in Chile • Bibliographic Citation: Negron, Francisco. Lightning flashes over Puyehue Volcano. 2011. Los Angeles TimesWeb. 10 Feb 2013. <http://framework.latimes.com/2011/06/06/puyehue-volcano/ • Topic: Power of Nature • Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): Picture • Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining): Informative • Found Where: Los Angeles Times website • Found How: Google • Why Select This Image? Has and extremely cool look and shows two forces together • What Does This Image State About Power? Scary power in forces of Nature • Why Do You State So? The forces shown in the volcano and lightning together casts an eerie scene • How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Shows forces of nature in our world

24. Volcano and Lightning in Chile • T- This is a photograph of the Puyehue volcano in Chile from June of 2011. This is a very unique image because two types of nature are being displayed at once which casts a scary beauty. • R- This image was taken to both inform people of the volcano and storm taking place as well as to express the power of the nature in these types of things so that when the situation is over people can admire it. I am part of this admiring group because of the love I have for nature and its pure force. And since the photographer is a photo journalist focused on nature in Chile I think we have a commonality in appreciation for these things • A- This photo was taken by Francisco Negroni, a nature photo journalist in Chile. I assume he took this photo because of his job and the major volcano taking place there. • C- This image is limited by how far away the photographer had to be. He had to be far enough away to have a safe distance as well as get a distance shot to capture the whole image. Given the limitations of where the photographer had to position himself I believe he captured this moment perfectly. • E- This photograph was taken because of the serious volcano and the urge to be able to share this point of view from someone who lives there

25. Over Corio Bay

26. Over Corio Bay • Image Title: Over Corio Bay, Victoria • Bibliographic Citation: Collier, James. Over Corio Bay, Vitoria. Digital image. Pixadus.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://pixdaus.com/over-coriobay-victoria-by-james-collier-australia/items/view/553967/>. • Topic: Power of Nature • Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): Photograph • Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining):Expressive • Found Where:Pixadus.com • Found How:Google • Why Select This Image? Extremely cool and expressive image • What Does This Image State About Power? Power can express a scary beauty • Why Do You State So? This image carries an outstanding image but not something you want to be in the middle of • How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Force of Nature in our world

27. Over Corio Bay • P- This is an image of a lightning storm taking place over the Corio Bay in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. I found this picture published on pixadus.com as a desktop wallpaper. The main point is to share the beauty of this split second in time. • A- This photo was taken by James Collier a resident of Geelong who owns and runs a small private photography and printing company. He has been shooting since the 70’s and does landscape photos, event photos, calendars, as well as portraits and image printing. He can be contacted through his website(email) as well as facebook. • R- The primary audience are those who appreciate nature and either want to admire it digitally or printed. • A- This image does not present any type of bias, it is simply just expressing the image the author encountered. • D- The image also does not make any demands because of its expressive nature • I- What I would like to know beyond this image is if these types of storms happen often. Pictures can be worth a thousand words, but if you don’t know the background then a lot can be left to wonder. • G- Through this piece, I wanted to go to Australia just so I can witness something like this. I love watching storms and have never seen thunder storm clouds like this. • M- This author has a love for photographing nature, so at the time of the storm and seeing such unusual clouds, I believe he began to snap pictures to get this perfect shot.

28. Bibliography • Collier, James. Over Corio Bay, Vitoria. Digital image. Pixadus.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://pixdaus.com/over-coriobay-victoria-by-james-collier-australia/items/view/553967/>. • Negron, Francisco. Lightning flashes over Puyehue Volcano. 2011. Los Angeles TimesWeb. 10 Feb 2013 • Peter, Carsten. South Dakota Tornado. Digital image. Nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. <http://science.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/science/photos/climate/dakota-prairie-tornado/>. • Giffin, Scott. Thundering Mist. Digital image. Scottlandgraphics.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://www.scottlandgraphics.com/gal/index.php/Waterfalls/Thundering-Mist-Iceland?sb=bottom>. • Brown, Skip. Patagonia Avalanche. Digital image. Nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/avalanche-winter-general/#/environment-winter06-torres-del-paine-dawn_27797_600x450.jpg>.

29. Bibliography • Martin, Brett. Red Wave Sand Storm. 2013. Daily NewsWeb. 10 Feb 2013. <http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/freak-red-dust-storm-hits-australia-article-1.1238355>. • Getty Images. Miyako Japan Tsunami. Digital image. Latimes.com. Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Feb. 2013 • Ferreira, Nuno A. Forest Fire in Portugal. Digital image. Photoblog. NBC News, 4 Sept. 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. <http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/04/13657954-forest-fires-continue-to-rage-in-portugal?lite>. • NOAA. Satellite Image of Hurricane Ivan. Digital image. Noaanews. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assoc, 16 May 2005. Web. 2 Feb. 2013. <http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2438.htm>. • Fiegle, Michael. Grand Canyon Des Colorado Rivers. Digital image. Wikimedia.org. N.p., 11 Mar. 1990. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AZ_Grand_canyon_Pyramide_2.jpg