Emma West

Mount Bonnell is the highest tourist attraction in Austin. It rises 775 feet in the air showing the scenic views of downtown, the Penny Backer Bridge, and the lake. Couples young and old hike the mountain for its splendid views, and romantic air. However, over the past years the scenic views have been interrupted by the results of industrialization. I took pictures of the scenery trying to portray the mix of nature and humans. The pictures start out without much human intervention with just the trails being shown. However, as the film progresses human influence becomes more obvious. Through the trees you can see a peek of the road. Then in the sky you see the cell towers. The pictures represent how nature and humans coexist, however as it progresses, more and more houses are shown replacing the trees. You see the guardrails showing how we are kept away from nature because of the danger. The last photo is of a lock which locks the gate. This shows how there are always limits when it comes to nature, and in order for us to see nature there has to be boundaries set on when we have access to nature. The sounds in the back are two birds that were squawking at each other from either side of the road, and a car driving by. Further showing the split between nature and humans because the birds were responding to the car’s loud noise by getting louder themselves, and they were also separated by the road.