Emulation Plan

 Taken by Sandra Senn

 Taken by Galen Rowell

Taken by Lois Conner

  This photograph was taken in Shanghai, China, in 1999 using a film camera.  I like how the statues are highly detailed in the foreground, and the background is slightly blurred due to a light layer of mist.  This is effective as it directs your eyes naturally towards the statues of the men, almost forcing you to absorb the detail they hold.  I also like how there is a mixture of swirls and curves combined with the straight, rigid lines that some of the buildings hold.  This makes the photograph almost natural, yet it's of an urban jungle.  I also think that the monochromatic colours take away any distractions, and draw your eyes towards the detail within the photograph, creating more of an impact when you view it.

  To be able to do my own photo shoot of a cityscape similar to the one above, I will need to use my analogue camera to be able to catch the same sort of effects Lois Conner has created in his photograph.  As I do not live in china and cannot revisit the place as shown, I will have to look a bit closer to home.  My thoughts on this would be to try and find a similar setting near the River Severn, and to capture my photograph there.  I will try and keep the layout the same, but for obvious reasons, I will have to change the subjects in the fore and background.