Introduction
In this exercise, the methods of one student’s interspecific interaction at UMass was followed by another classmate to replicate the work as accurately as possible. Four different images of a species of yellow flowers were taken and observed. The images were then arranged in a panel with four labeled pictures a, b, c, and d.
Observational Differences
The first difference observed between the two figures are the sizes of the figures and the sizes of the individual panels. The first figure on the top is smaller but the proportions appear to be the same as the second figure because the images do not look stretched or squeezed. The quality of the two figures is not the same as the figure on top appears to have a better quality image than the figure on the bottom. In terms of the lighting the pictures, they are similar although the first figure has more contrast between the colors of the yellow flower petals and the color of the brown center with the small clustered seeds.
In the second panel, the ruler is not measuring the same aspect of the flower. The first figure appears to be measuring the length of one yellow petal whereas panel b, in the second figure, has the ruler placed above the flower without touching it and does not cleary measure from one specific point to another. Also, more of the ruler is shown in the first figure. In panel c, the angles in which the pictures were taken are slightly different because the picture in panel c was taken as a higher viewpoint. This further affects what is visible in the background of the pictures.
Lastly, panel d does not match one another’s images. Panel d in the first figure shows two flowers without petals with leaves on stems in the background and panel d in the second figure shows multiple flowers with bright yellow petals with the ground made up of wood chips in the background.
Inferences and Discussion
The several differences mentioned could be a result of different factors of the environment and the methods of how the pictures were taken with a camera and composed in an art application. The proportions of the pictures were most likely discussed but the specific dimensions were not. The pixels could also be different and result in different sizes.
It is also evident that the two students did not have the same quality camera or photography skills, which contributed to the difference in image quality and frame.
In panel b, there most likely were insufficient details on what exactly to measure on the flower and whether to measure it from the side or the top of the flower. In addition, panel c shows differences on the view at which the pictures were taken as panel c in the second figure was taken more from the side as opposed to a slightly birds eye angle.
The last panel was not replicated well, which may have been caused by lack of details, confusion, or not being to find exactly what the student has originally captured. Moreover, the flowers in the first figure may have been trimmed and removed completely if they were dried out.
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