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The first four images are from modern times. They are all photographs. All of these four images can be viewed from their origonal source by clicking on this link: [|__http://treehuggingphotography. com/__] =Redwood Forest= This photograph of a Redwod forest, which was taken by Darvin Atkeson, is a moderately good portrayal of the sublime. By taking it near twilight, in a forest, and in a foggy mist, the image instils an everlooming spooky fear of some eminent event that's about to happen. By displaying the multitude and complexity of the Redwood's branches, it instills a great awe of nature's creations.The light brown flakey ground helps to maximize the spookyness of this Redwood forest.

=Georgia Sunset= This photograph of a Georgian sunset, taken by Blake Lipthratt, might not be the best example of the sublime, but I considered it to somewhat display the sublime. Firstly, the time of the sunset is the basic omen of nights approaching. I personally am quite terrified of walking in wheat fields at any time, but especially at night. There are probably many poisonous spiders, snakes, and scorpions that could potentially kill me. Therefore, this setting would successfully qualify for frighting for me, even if it might not for you. This image also shows an awe of nature by displaying the vast spreading of the grassland.

=Point Reyes Peninsula= This photograph of Point Reyes Peninsula, which was taken by someone who uses the alias "Lightchaser", is an interesting example of the sublime. This photograph brings out the beauty of nature first by placing some eroding rock structures in the water (see middle left), second by placing water on both sides of the cliff facade, and finally by showing how great an effect the water had on eroding the peninsula's coast. This photograph displays and frightful nature by showing how great a fall it would be if one were to fall the facade. Also, if water could do so much damage to rocks, what prevents it from doing that same damage to you? =The Mountains of Crete= This photograph of the mountains of Crete, which was taken by someone with an alias "Tygerlyl", is a pretty good example of the sublime. It places a great fear of falling down one of the peaks of these mountains and this is supported y the fact that there are four sets of fences in the photograph that are designed to brake someone's fall if necessary. The size of the trees also helps one realize the full scale of these peak's size. The scale of these mountains implants an awe of nature's size, while the vast amount of trees displays the true power of nature over the earth, thus showing how little man really controls of this world.

The next two pictures are from the early 1800's. Both of them are oil paintings on canvas. Both of them can be seen from their origonal source at: [|http://traumwerk.stanford.edu/ philolog/2006/04/goya_ friedrich_and_romanticism_1. html] =**//Chalk Cliffs on Rügen//**= The Chalk Cliffs on **//Rügen//**, which was painted in 1823 by Caspar David Friedrich, is a very good example of the sublime. Friedrich himself was a very well known Romantic painter that made many more good paintings of the sublime. This painting represents the sublime, by showing a slight fear of falling down into the cliffs. Even so, the cliffs are situated in a v position, which brings out the natural beauty of itself. The contrasting angles of collision with the light bring out more beauty to thecliffs, while the large vast sea that is visible between the facades adds to the fearful tension. =The Sea of Ice=

The Sea of Ice, which was painted in 1823 by Caspar David Friedrich, is another good example of the sublime. This painting brings out the liveliness of a sea of ice by putting in many contrasting colors and angles of the light's impact. This image would instill the fear of being in a desolate ice sea. At the same time, it would place a sence of awe of nature's beauty, because of the ice mountain's great hight and complex stature.