Story: Interspecies Communication
Santa Cruz Islands
By leona chen (05/12/09 19:35:40)
Going to Santa Cruz was a great opportunity for me to expand my location. The natural wilderness brought clarity and inspiration because the city life becomes so bland. I arrived at the campsite with high hopes of encountering many animals. Unfortunately, that was not the case. The animals there were scarce and had to locate. I was not lucky enough to see any mammals besides birds and 2 humpback whales during the boat ride there. On the campsite, I ventured onto different parts of the island and took advantage of taking as many nature hikes as possible. I was shocked by the size of the island, which seemed so small on a map. This place was immense and I knew there had to be animals but they would be harder to find. During my observations, I have found many reptiles such as various lizards. I have also encountered these unique small frogs near the watering hole where they were hatched in eggs. I knew there would frogs because the water had many tadpoles. It was strange because the frogs and the lizards were very relaxed which allowed me to get very close to them and sometimes even touch them. The insects were very diverse; I saw many weird looking bugs that I have not seen here in SB. There were fox droppings but no fox, which was tormenting because of the fox's infamous reputation of being cute. The equipment that I have brought with me was a vintage canon camera, along with a digital compact Sony camera. I brought two cameras because they both serve two purposes in my research and creative process. The Canon camera would be aesthetic documentation while the Sony camera would be scientific documentation. I have decided that I would use my film camera to present my art and the digital camera to show observations. So far, I have many good pictures to show my progress and experience.
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By leona chen (05/12/09 19:35:40)
Going to Santa Cruz was a great opportunity for me to expand my location. The natural wilderness brought clarity and inspiration because the city life becomes so bland. I arrived at the campsite with high hopes of encountering many animals. Unfortunately, that was not the case. The animals there were scarce and had to locate. I was not lucky enough to see any mammals besides birds and 2 humpback whales during the boat ride there. On the campsite, I ventured onto different parts of the island and took advantage of taking as many nature hikes as possible. I was shocked by the size of the island, which seemed so small on a map. This place was immense and I knew there had to be animals but they would be harder to find. During my observations, I have found many reptiles such as various lizards. I have also encountered these unique small frogs near the watering hole where they were hatched in eggs. I knew there would frogs because the water had many tadpoles. It was strange because the frogs and the lizards were very relaxed which allowed me to get very close to them and sometimes even touch them. The insects were very diverse; I saw many weird looking bugs that I have not seen here in SB. There were fox droppings but no fox, which was tormenting because of the fox's infamous reputation of being cute. The equipment that I have brought with me was a vintage canon camera, along with a digital compact Sony camera. I brought two cameras because they both serve two purposes in my research and creative process. The Canon camera would be aesthetic documentation while the Sony camera would be scientific documentation. I have decided that I would use my film camera to present my art and the digital camera to show observations. So far, I have many good pictures to show my progress and experience.
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