This photograph by Christopher Dawson is a panoramic view of a family picnic, taken in 1995. This image stood out to me because Dawson captured a quiet, intimate moment. Even though the image is black and white, and distant, I still feel as if I could be there at that picnic. I can feel the slight breeze on a warm day, perfect for an outdoor family picnic. I can hear the sounds of the dog barking, and kids playing, and the adults talking. The panoramic view adds to this feeling of actually being there because it is closer to what the human eye sees verses a normal size photograph. The view brings me around the scene, as I see more and more detail in the image. The image feels effortless, which was not a feeling I was getting from most of the other photographs in the exhibition. This feeling of effortless was also felt from his other photographs in the show.
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