Oral Presentation (Second Part Assignment)

                                      Doug Dubois "The Old Man and the Sea"

This is a photograph taken by Doug Dubois which is called " The Old Man and the Sea". To me this photograph creates this great amount of optimism, hope, isolation from the real overwhelming world that we are part of every single day. It is very calming and peaceful, the ocean carries on the mans body very quietly, it almost seems like the ocean has made the person to fall asleep. The photograph also has a mystical feel to it, its beautiful in its general sense but it also holds puzzling edge to it too. The colors are smoothly rendered, mostly green, bluish and yellow tonalities are used which create this perfect color combination which feels very pleasing to the viewers eye.
The isolation of this man can be also felt, it almost feels like he has done this on purpose cause of his overwhelming life he was accustomed to, and his everyday monotonous routines; he kind of found piece and quietness in the middle of the sea where he can actually rest in quietness and the sound of the sea being his melody in the background. The feel of wanting to be alone is visible throughout the photograph, even the color tonalities express that. The colors are warm pleasant, they welcome you in to join as a viewer, the photographer wants you to feel comfortable when you look at the photography. The focal point is the mans body, that is the first thing you notice at the greenish never-ending water surface. After you spend some time looking at the body your starts to follow the sea level and gets lost far away in the distance where the horizon line ends.