This image represnts me because the ocean is my life and when I look at this photograph, I feel as if I am there either surfing the wave or taking the photo . It influences me to one day either surf waves such as that or take take photos like this.I found this image on a surf photgraphers portfolio site, it is a picture by one of my favorite surf photographers, Ben Decamp. Everything from the angle of the shot to lighting catches my attention. But, my favorite part of the photgraph is the surfers hand piercing through the wall of water.  It is very simple to explain what is going on in this image, a surfer is getting barreled and the photographer took the shot through the back of the wave. But, it is hard explain the feeling of getting barreled or taking an amazing photo.  Everything from the vivid colors to the angle of the shot stands out to me, it make me wonder and wish that i was there.  The tone the image sets is a peace and happiness. When I look at this image, I am in a peaceful state of mind and wish I was so bad that I was there.  It does and at the same time does not rely on previous knowledge. For example, I surf and take pictures and I know that a wave like that is incredible and to capture a image like this would be amazing. But, for a person viewing this photo for the first time they could also feel the same way without having any knowledge about surfing or photography.

These two locations influence my perception of what I have written because looking at image takes me there and I am writing as if I am there.  When my text and the image are side by side i feel that viewers would feel exactly the same way and fully understand my text. My picture is set up on the side as if the text is part of the wave. When I read my blog I get lost in the photo.