Found Objects Image Process (Initial Idea 2)

As the second idea using image to explore mapping, I decided to take pictures of found objects that seemed out of place in the environment, resulting in images more to do with littering however I prefer the concept that they are out of place rather than a commentary on littering. My initial idea was to create a map placing each object pointing towards the location it was found with the time it was taken to create a visual narrative of where I found these objects and stopped to take the photo based on the map design above from the presentation.

These screenshots of the location and time in which I took the images of the found objects were initially going to be used to map out the the time and location however I found the screenshots themselves to be effective enough in representing this and the screenshots themselves were interesting as they provided all the information needed. I thought layering these together would be interesting as a map idea as the size of all the information provided stays consistent so it would result in a layer of slight shifts in the map and time with the image staying just in the centre - keeping the idea of image taking as a focal point while the shifting and layering of the map connotes movement.

Layer style - Darken. This provides a clear visual of the shifting of the map. 

Layer Style - Difference. An inverted effect of the clear visual - the pixelated text and images convey that this is a digital representation of the journey.

Layer Style - Exclusion. The image is completely greyed out removing it from its purpose as the focal point. The map is also hard to read but still visible posing the question on whether this map needs to be legible?

Layer style - Liner Burn and Multiply. Continuing idea of no longer having the image as the focal point and questioning how legible the map needs to be. Does the small amount of shifting within the map communicate to the audience that I traveled a short journey or that the items were all found within a small area? Linear burn removes more information as the time is no longer visible.

I think this is an interesting starting point - the idea of using layer styles to connote a journey and whether a map needs to be legible and what is the focal point?