There’s nothing wrong with the first caption, but the second caption really paints a picture in the viewer’s mind and places them there with you. As we made our way to the top of the mountain, I stepped into a small gazebo overlook and focused on the Mohonk Mountain House and surrounding landscape, letting the icicles in the foreground frame my shot. Limbs of trees were scattered everywhere, boulders were slick with ice and in some spots, five foot long icicles hung like stalactites above our heads. It was a winter wonderland that was both beautiful and dangerous. My wife and I began our hike that day at a lower elevation, and realized as we got higher that the entire forest was encased in ice. Here’s another example:Ĭaption 1: The Mohonk Mountain House after an ice stormĬaption 2: It was early December and an ice storm had just ripped through the Hudson Valley leaving debris, destruction, and a clear blue sky in its wake. A story enriched your understanding, and in turn, completely changed how you experienced something. Nothing changed, you just got some more information. If you went to a yard sale and and saw a beautiful glass bowl for $20 you may think, “Well, that’s a bit steep for a simple bowl at a yard sale.” But, I bet your mindset would change if the owner told you a story about the bowl - how she acquired it at a glass blowing factory in Halifax back in the 1950s, how it was one of just a handful made and how the bowl moved around the United States with her and family for the past 60 years.
It puts me in the same space that the photographer was in when they took the photo, enriches my experience, and ultimately makes the photo, which was good in the first place, a great one. Seeing a beautiful photo with a story attached to it pulls me in.
I may be biased, but for me it’s Caption 2. Out of nowhere, two colorful kayakers appeared, adding life to my scene as they cut their way down the river and disappeared into the abyss. On this particular morning, the Hudson River was covered in a thick fog and knowing how fleeting that can be, I hurried down to the waterfront hoping to capture some shots. The changing temperatures coupled with different types of precipitation can make for beautiful and unpredictable landscapes. Caption 2: Springtime in upstate New York is full of variable weather.
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