Discussion

Factors that may have impacted the results of the different layouts were the size of the screenshots taken and a different pixel count. The original figure, Figure 1, was screenshotted with no space left around the image. The replicate figure, Figure 2, could have been screenshotted leaving just a small amount of white space around the figure, which resulted in a white border. Having this white caused the textboxes to have a slight space above them in the replicate. The larger size of the replicate photo could have been due to a different pixel count. The replicate figure had about 1200 pixels, while the original figure had 600 pixels. 

Factors that may have impacted the results of the differences between the colors in the original and replicate figure was the weather. The original photographs were taken on a muggy day with no snow on the ground, while the replicate photographs were taken on a day with snow on the ground. The tree appeared lighter in the replicate due to the brightness from the snow. The tree in the original figure was also damp, making it darker. The darker tree bark created greater contrast between the tree color and the moss, which made the moss more visable in the original. 

Factors that may have impacted the results of different tree size and backgrounds in the photographs of the two figures were the distance from the tree and the camera angle. The snow also was a reason for the difference in backgrounds. The photographs taken in the original were taken at a closer distance than the photographs in the replicate. The tree takes up more of the photograph and there is less background in the original photographs than the replicate. The angle of the camera also captures more background in the right side of the replicate, including the library which is not visibile in the original photograph.  The snow in the replicate is also a difference in the background. 

The greater number and smaller size of the moss in the replicate is also due to the distance from the tree. The greater distance allowed more moss to be present in the replicate photographs, but they appeared to be smaller.