Walk Details
Date: October 14, 2020
Time: 1:15 pm
Weather: Sunny
Temperature: 92 degrees Fahrenheit
Air Quality Index: 44
Extra Notes: Red flag warning; Steady winds at 10 mph; Gusts up to 30 mph
The Creative Exercise
Create a short video (30-60 seconds) that recreates or explores a physical sensation from your walk
Results
Reflections
It was warm! The sun was definitely beating down and I could feel it on my skin - that sensation of heat that makes you think you'll be turning red and maybe even burn. But that warmth was also contrasted by the breeze. Sadly, as the wind was from the north is was not a colling breeze. In fact, it ended up drying out my skin and strengthening the sensations of heat on my skin. I found myself speeding up while under the direct light and slowing in the shaded areas of my walk. I also struggled to come up with ways to represent the physical sensations. The breeze was the easiest, but it did require patience to catch the visual element I wanted of the leaves moving. I actually picked up several acorns and a small branch from an oak tree that had recently dropped due to the wind intending to draw them, but this has been more than a litttle bit of a crazy week full with unexpected things for work and amongst those I know. Hopefully, I'll still find time to draw the oak leaves and acorns soon!
Hi Meghan, thank you for this calming video! It's lovely how still moments of nature (sometimes paired with human-made structures) gives us this sense of peace.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the subtlety of this piece. I only really saw a couple of leaves moving and paid the most attention to the first leaf that scuttled onto the path. If you wanted to focus more on the leaves or other moving elements, I wonder if you would change up the angle to bring more focus to the movement? Right now, visually, it seems a little more passive and much of the movement happens far away (the trees) or in shadow.
And I do look forward to seeing those drawings you mentioned though understand the craziness of life that sometimes delays plans. Would love to see them when you're ready!
Being in RI right now, and experiencing a different environment, I so appreciated your narrative - I think your readers would have just assumed the temperature they currently are in otherwise. I imagined feeling the warm wind on my skin, and the sun warming my face. The leaf that spirals down and creates the rapping really does help show the strength of the wind.
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