Thursday, December 9, 2010

Abandoned Theme Parks

1. Tell me which amusement park featured in the two articles that you would like to visit and take your camera along and what about that park made you want to go there. Write at least a paragraph.

I would want to visit Six Flags in New Orleans, and take pictures there. It seems risky & I prefer challenges.
It also looks really interesting and it would be really cool to take pictures of this amusement park.

2. Post one photo from that park. You may use the photos from the link, or you can google an entirely new photo. I would prefer to see a photo of the park in disrepair and not a photo of it when it was still operating.





3. Think of at least FIVE other unusual places you think would be of interest to photographers. List them.

Isla de las Munecas, Teshuilo Lake, Mexico

Plum Island

Bohemian Avenue, in Monte Rio, California

Dragon's Blood Trees, Socotra

Salt Plains, Salta, Argentina

 4. Use Google or another search engine to research ONE of your five places and see if anyone has already started documenting that place. If you find that someone has already started - post at least one photo of their work.



5. Write a paragraph about why you think that it would be fun to document that location. Tell me what interests you about that place and what kind of photos you could expect to take there.

Rare species are found there,  and the trees have a really interesting shape. The weather also looks really relaxing, and the trees create a lot of shade. I would also love to study how the trees survive.

6. Tell me what it would take for you to go and take photos at your location. What would you need as far as equipment goes, travel plans, expenses you might encounter and what laws you would have to take into consideration to take photos at your spot.

 I would take summer clothes (shorts, shot sleeve shirts, etc). I would also take a camera, a tent, and something to keep me cool.