This assignment was to take two photographs (a diptych) that represent an essay I wrote titled, "Head Strong". I wrote it about the pressure of being the last at bat at a baseball game, striking out and feeling like I let my whole team down. But it turns out that my teammates and my coaches were positive and reassured me that it was just a game. With the next game days away, I remind myself to keep my head strong.
The first image is a picture of a scoreboard that is wet, representing a gloomy day and shows our team losing. Because we lost, my essay describes how I felt embarrassed and upset with myself for not scoring in the last inning. The second picture is a response to the negative outcome of the lost game. At the end of the game, my coach and teammates told me to keep my head up, which is represented by a calendar in the second image. The Xes on each day remind me to keep positive, and are reminders of the next big game day. Game day is also marked on the calendar.
The two photographs I took are used together, called a diptych, and without one, the other would not make sense. The first photo is leads to the second, in which I am reacting to the result of the first photograph.
The first stanza is how I feel, after my baseball team lost a game. I was the last batter and I had the chance to win, but my ball was caught in outfield. The scoreboard in the first image of the diptych shows the end result of the game. The sky on this day is dewey, foggy, grey. At this point, I am anticipating the next Game day, which is why I hear a "clock ticking" and why I want to "redeem myself". The calendar as the second part of the diptych represents the countdown to the next game day. There are Xs, which represent many thing but most importantly nervousness and the desire to show my team that I try for them. I understand the game of baseball, and I understand about teamwork, which is why I want to be a winner, because I would be a winner not just for myself, but for everyone on the team.
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