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Methods draft part 1

Submitted by cdkelly on Thu, 09/20/2018 - 02:24

    The two photographs were taken on the front-right side of the Student Union building at the University of Massachusetts Amherst at approximately 3 PM. A bike rack with an overhang was in the close proximity. Between the building and bike rack, an air filtration unit could be seen. On the right side of that was a small metal box with the words “Elect IN rm. 208” written on it in marker. The web was located under that box, and it extended to the right.

The web was large and relatively flat, so I decided to only focus on the right most potion. To take the photo, the camera was held about eight inches above it and pointed directly downwards. A quarter, held between the pointer finger and middle finger of my left hand, was held at the level of the web and positioned so that it would show up in the bottom left corner of the image. Flash was turned on. Once a satisfactory photo was taken, I moved back towards the bike rack. I then positioned myself between the windows of the Student Union and the second pillar of the bike rack structure. The camera was pointed directly at the location of the web. The shot was framed so that the air filtration unit was at the center. Finally, the second photo was captured.

 

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