Project 3 Cyclical Nature of Things: Contact Sheet

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 Well truth be told, I wasn't too sure what direction I wanted to steer this project, and my images are a reflection of that. When I thought about the phrase "the cyclical nature of things," many things came to my head. The first thing I thought about was the cycle of inanimate of objects like a lightbulb. So I took a little lantern and took some photos of it. Then I thought about the seasons and how nature has seasonal cycles, so I went on the parkway and took some pictures of the melting snowy landscape. I also thought about how water cycles around too, and took some stream pictures. I then thought about how cars have a lifecycle, and how that varies from car to car. So I went to Cosmo Motors in Hickory and did some car photography. And lastly, there are many cycles I go through with my pets when caring for them and keeping them happy, one of which is playing frisbee. So I got some action shots of my dogs jumping for it.



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