Sunday, June 20, 2010

06.20.10


06.20.10, originally uploaded by colemama.

Glad I caught what I did here as it happened so fast, but really wish I'd been able to stop time and capture this better. No time to focus, adjust controls, compose - I didn't anticipate it at all...You would think I would have learned by now...Despite that disappointment, I am drawn back to this image.

Anticipation is an important factor in learning - a positive expectation generally yields more success than a negative one. Our own expectations of learners can also play an important role. Remember Jane Elliot's experiment with her elementary school children - the treatment of blue-eyed versus the brown-eyed students? Though we all carry stereotypes, we can keep an open and positive anticipatory set to be ready for the good 'catch'! Naples Pier, Naples, FL

2 comments:

  1. Although the fish is a bit blurry - the composition works. The tension in the man and the rod is powerful. Anticipation is important - but so is being open to the unexpected.

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  2. I understand your desire to have a more "well captured" shot of this moment, but I think this is simply fantastic! It has a bit of an abstract feel to it, but tells a great story. I LOVE it.

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