#coso range

[thomaswaynewolf]

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Basalt formations and Coso Range mountains. Fossil Falls, California. 18 Nov 2019.

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"The Master/Mistress of the Game Animals,” made by either Paleo-Indians or Native Americans, this set of petroglyphs located within Renegade Canyon of the Californian Coso Range. Some glyphs possibly date back to ~10,000ya, but for these it is not known for sure. There is emphasis on the largest figure in the middle, who appears to be holding an atlatl spear thrower and keeping the other figures from a hunt animal. The slightly larger form of the master/mistress creates both contrast against the other meticulously carved figures and a focal point on the warden. The placement of the game master/mistress also lends to this focal contrast. Those three smaller figures appear to respect the larger one in a way that we have yet to truly grasp. But many of the petroglyphs of the Coso Range seem to depict hunting stories, rituals, practices, and “magic.”

Emphasis Glossary Below the Hash:

EMPHASIS - Pow! Something in a scene dominates. In other words, the designer gives visual priority to part of a scene in order to draw the eye there first.

CONTRAST - in size, color, texture can make one thing stand out from the many things around it.

FOCAL POINT - The focal point demands attention, it is accentuated, contrasted -- the star or the most prominent component of a scene.

ISOLATION - Feature a single element alone, away from other elements to create emphasis.

ONE ELEMENT - Eliminate everything else in the composition and the thing that’s left will grab the attention such as a bold title or symbol.

PLACEMENT - Position your most important design component in a place to grab attention, such as the center of a poster.

SUBORDINATION - The focal point has the visual power while other elements of the scene are subordinate.

WHOLE OVER PARTS - Sometimes we don’t want the eye to go somewhere specifically such as in an establishing shot at the beginning of a story. We want to show an overview of the environment before we jump into the story. We might look at a map with lots of details. The whole map is the important thing. When we select a place on the map to visit, then that spot becomes the focal point and the Emphasis shifts from the whole to the specific. Another example is that the whole game is more important than its levels.

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Coso Range, California. US. photo by Miguel A. Estrada

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Haze over the Coso Range. Fossil Falls, California. 10 Nov 2018.

[jadewolf-writes]

In the Coso Range, near Death Valley.  I am loving this dang Jeep.