Posting #1 Again

People                        Objects                                     Activities
President Obama         Ferry/ American flag                 Walking/Smiling

two men on the         storage container                     Walking
right of President
Obama

officials on
the ferry                   ferry/ American flag                 Looking down on
                                                                                   President Obama
men on the
left side of
President Obama                                                         Walking/Talking

Three things I feel that you could infer from the picture located above, which was in the Washington Post include the following comments:

·         I feel that according to the photo, President Obama looks very serious;

·         I also feel that President Obama looks very concerned and unsure of a situation because the wrinkles on his forehead are very obvious in the photo; and

·         I feel that President Obama looks as if something is troubling him.

After reading the caption, I asked myself, “Does the president look so concerned because he feels that he is overwhelmed with the oil spill in the Gulf or is he just concerned about what this will do to his chances for re-election?”  It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but when there is a caption involved with a picture, then I feel that the words influence your final decision on how you feel about the picture.  

Reference: “Oil Spill: BP Gulf leak could strain President Obama like Iran Hostage