New York Times (VTS) Visual Thinking Strategy 3.24.2025; P.3 by Visual Communications - Tumwater High School

viscom — 2025-03-24 12:06:39 UTC

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At first glance I see ...

viscom — 2025-03-24 12:06:39 UTC

I think ...

viscom — 2025-03-24 12:06:39 UTC

After looking deeper I noticed...

viscom — 2025-03-24 12:06:39 UTC

The lamp

robertchatwood27 — 2025-03-24 16:24:00 UTC

At first glance I see the lamp and the guy in the red shirt

henrywalter27 — 2025-03-24 16:58:29 UTC

madielynverellen28 — 2025-03-24 16:58:35 UTC

i first see the people

Lamp

charlesison26 — 2025-03-24 16:58:50 UTC

at first i see the giant, old looking bones.

madelynnyates27 — 2025-03-24 16:59:09 UTC

The bottle of solution in the bottom left corner

charlesison26 — 2025-03-24 16:59:15 UTC

At first glance I see 4 people with two bones, a lamp, and equipment

shanetrout25 — 2025-03-24 16:59:27 UTC

giannacocco28 — 2025-03-24 16:59:50 UTC

At first, I see the bones being held up by the men.

I think this photo is trying to show people comparing a bone or meat to the size of a lamp

charlesison26 — 2025-03-24 16:59:55 UTC

harmonking26 — 2025-03-24 17:00:05 UTC

The guy with glasses

madielynverellen28 — 2025-03-24 17:00:06 UTC

i missed the bottle in the corner

there are notes on a few pieces of paper in the bottom left corner.

madelynnyates27 — 2025-03-24 17:00:17 UTC

harmonking26 — 2025-03-24 17:00:19 UTC

the guy with the huge beard

finnbracy28 — 2025-03-24 17:00:29 UTC

At first glance i see three people looking at some type of bones with a large lamp in the foreground.

verapope28 — 2025-03-24 17:00:30 UTC

I miss the fossils they are looking at

harmonking26 — 2025-03-24 17:00:43 UTC

Archeologist examining bones

i see the man in red and yellow first

verapope28 — 2025-03-24 17:00:46 UTC

garrettboling25 — 2025-03-24 17:00:51 UTC

I noticed the bones at first

briellewomach28 — 2025-03-24 17:00:51 UTC

at first I see the guy in the red shirt

it looks like these people are studying, teaching, or working on an older looking possible extinct animals bones.

madelynnyates27 — 2025-03-24 17:01:06 UTC

briellewomach28 — 2025-03-24 17:01:11 UTC

the clear bottle

finnbracy28 — 2025-03-24 17:01:18 UTC

i missed the bottle to the left

I think alot of people are interested on these fossils for some important reasons

verapope28 — 2025-03-24 17:01:19 UTC

garrettboling25 — 2025-03-24 17:01:25 UTC

The age ranges of the people in the room

madielynverellen28 — 2025-03-24 17:01:38 UTC

I think that they're archeologists examining bones and samples they've just received

jaidenstark28 — 2025-03-24 17:01:47 UTC

I saw the lamp first

garrettboling25 — 2025-03-24 17:01:50 UTC

I think it is some sort of class that has to do with archaeology

kayleehall28 — 2025-03-24 17:01:53 UTC

At first glance, I notice the two guys in the front (red and blue shirt)

As I look closer I saw the other people observing the Large bones on the table along with other extracting equipment.

henrywalter27 — 2025-03-24 17:01:54 UTC

finnbracy28 — 2025-03-24 17:02:00 UTC

i believe these people are examining fossils or bones of animals

giannacocco28 — 2025-03-24 17:02:02 UTC

After looking deeper it looks like the group of guys is analyzing the bones, and I see some papers on the table.

kayleehall28 — 2025-03-24 17:02:24 UTC

I miss the white lap at first glance, along with the fossils

jaidenstark28 — 2025-03-24 17:03:04 UTC

The bones on the table

After looking deeper I noticed how long the blue t shirt guys beard is, and how everyone looks to be a drastically different age, I also noticed all of the, what looks like ancient or olden items around the desk

shanetrout25 — 2025-03-24 17:03:06 UTC

kayleehall28 — 2025-03-24 17:03:48 UTC

I believe the story behind this photo could be two science teachers (red and blue) gathering to examine fossils with two elected students (yellow and black shirts).

giannacocco28 — 2025-03-24 17:03:53 UTC

I think there are archeologists just by looking at the bones and the guys looking very closely at it.

briellewomach28 — 2025-03-24 17:04:08 UTC

I think the story behind the photo is a bunch of archeologists examining a bone like structure

I think these people are studying the new bone they found as its not polished. I also think they might be trying to identify the bone by comparing it to another.

henrywalter27 — 2025-03-24 17:04:12 UTC

seanreynolds26 — 2025-03-24 17:04:58 UTC

the dude in the blue shirt

I think this photo is people learning how to tell the difference between fake and real artifacts because of the difference in ages, and the classroom-like aesthetic, alongside the fact there is two of everything on the table

shanetrout25 — 2025-03-24 17:05:12 UTC

the people in the background

seanreynolds26 — 2025-03-24 17:05:53 UTC

jaidenstark28 — 2025-03-24 17:06:13 UTC

I believe it's some sort of archaeology thing where they are examining some fossils

they are looking at the bones

seanreynolds26 — 2025-03-24 17:06:52 UTC

2025-03-24 17:11:48 UTC

at first glance i see the lamp

2025-03-24 17:12:38 UTC

the thing i missed was the utensils around them, the water bottle and other things

2025-03-24 17:13:33 UTC

i this the story behind the photo is they are observing something they found or putting something back together

The bones

robertchatwood27 — 2025-03-28 16:57:24 UTC

People in a lab

robertchatwood27 — 2025-03-28 16:57:34 UTC

alistersmith26 — 2025-03-28 16:58:18 UTC

the fossils the archaeologists are examining

alistersmith26 — 2025-03-28 16:59:04 UTC

the fossils on the table

madisonmckinlay28 — 2025-03-28 16:59:30 UTC

At first glance I see the lamp

madisonmckinlay28 — 2025-03-28 17:00:15 UTC

The thing holding up the lamp

madisonmckinlay28 — 2025-03-28 17:00:54 UTC

I think it might be like people trying to figure out the design of the lamp and how to recreate it

alistersmith26 — 2025-03-28 17:01:09 UTC

the two people holding the large fossils are archaeologists examining or cleaning them and the two people in the back are likely their students