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1. I was walking around campus with my camera, wanting to take advantage of the natural light of the sun when I walked past the statue in front of old main. I saw the way that the light was Mary's face and it showed me the beautiful detail that the sculptor pit into this statue. 2. The sunlight is what attracted me to the statue. It made me notice the contours of Mary's face along with what seems to be a sorrowful expression and the more I looked at Mary's face the more I wondered what the sculptor was trying to say by giving her that expression. I loved the the details of her crown on her head, they looked beautiful and very ornate and the scepter balanced delicately in her three fingers, possibly signifying that she is the queen of heaven which reminded me of the prayer Hail Holy Queen. Then my eyes were brought to baby Jesus who was being held by Mary. I loved the details in the halo behind his head with the cross signifying that he is the Son of God. I also started wondering why Jesus has a ball in his hand. I wondered if it was something for him to play with. Also, the clothes that they are wearing look very real, the flow, and they look simple, yet ornate since Mary looks like she's wearing fine robe or cloak. 3. Booth says, "Wonder is wordessly and utterly personal" (p. 46). I find that this is very true when it comes to calling religious statues, stained glass, crosses, and even pieces of music art because depending on your religion, one thing might be considered art while to another religion it's seen as just an ordinary person. Religion is a very personal aspect to many people and causes debates among individuals due to differing beliefs. For instance, I look at this statue of Mary the mother of God as art, but my friend who practices Islam may look at it and see just a woman.

1. Every year I have gone out and taken photos of the colorful leaves in Erie since we don't get beautiful colored leaves on the trees in Texas, they mostly just fall. So, when I saw that the sun was out I grabbed my camera with the intent of taking photos of the fall foliage. As I was walking past the student union I noticed the color of the leaves on one of the trees and wanted to take a picture so, when the light and angle were right, I snapped the photo. 2. When I first saw the color of the leaves, I thought that they were eye-catching and different. Then when I started looking at the leaves through the view finder I had to play around with the light and the angle of the photo. When I first looked through there the light was too bright, so I moved it to the right, but the leaves were too dark, So, then I I moved it the left until the sunlight was going through the leaves, brightening them so that I could snap the photo. 3. Booth says, "as your skills of noticing expand...you see many outstanding aspects that you would otherwise miss" (p. 74) and I find this to be true with pictures of leaves because most people don't look at a leaf and find beauty. Although, if photography has taught me anything it's that with the right light and angle, anything can be beautiful.