Zane - Variety

Metadata: FL 39 mm, 1/320s, F/14.0, ISO 160, WB Auto. 

Zane - Texture

Metadata: ISO 160, -2 Flash, 1/60s, F/4.8, Vivid. Tig was a moving target.   The purpose of the image is to capture texture - both the fluffy fur, shiny eyes, and long whiskers.  His face is sidelit by the morning light.  The green of his eyes is repeated in the open grass space on the right.

Unity - Amy

The unity is obvious here, same colors of flowers arranged differently.  I really liked the room barrel in this photo as it gives information to the setting.  This was in an old 1940's barn.  f/5.6, 1/50, ISO 3200, AWB.

Zane - Unity

Focal length 71 mm, 1/800s, F/13.0, ISO 800, natural diffuse light.  This image was caught at the air show - band ensemble.  Elements contributing to unity are a common pattern - berets, shiny instruments, knees bent in unison, puffed up faces, one color of clothing, and meaningful facial expressions.  A blue sky with some clouds would have been appreciated. 

Variety - Amy

I choose this picture for variety because I saw the strong contrast between the flowers which are brighter in the photo and the bridesmaids who are more blurred out and darker.  I focused on the flowers on purpose because they were static though the girls add to the scene with their non posed conversation.f/5.6, 1/50, ISO 900, AWB

Balance - Symmetrical Balance

When I saw this scene I knew right away I could use it for balance.  Though it is an uneven exposure because my flash would not reach the entire room from as far back as I was.  f/11, 1/100, ISO 400, AWB

Texture - Amy

My husband and I DJ'd a wedding yesterday and the bride told me I could take all the pictures I wanted.  I thought this would be a good texture photo.  I choose a smaller shutter speed to capture the movement of the chocolate. The chocolate looks smooth and shiny,  I just want to put my hand in there and get a taste!  f/5, 1/40, ISO 3200, AWB

Zane - Circular Symmetry

Metadata:  Fill Flash, 25MM, 1/2000s, f/4.5, ISO 800.  Following the car show meetup, I gained insight on photographing mechanical objects.  This photo captures the lefthand cut-off of the engine's circular form (at an angle), the lateral lines of the propeller following the top-wing line, and implied symmetry of the propeller blades.  Cloudy, misty day with lots of diffused sky light from the top -  used the flash to catch the detail of mechanical parts.  Totally blew out the sky.   Broke the breathing room rule for left side framing.

Aaron Managhan - Space

Same thing...from our field trip. This one shows the space well though I think.



The first is the hands of the statue in front of the state building across the street from the park. I just really loved how the shadows from the fingers so clearly show the depth and form of the statue. This was at f/20, 1/60 and ISO 100. But the next variation on it was truly my favorite image of the day.



Just adding in that little bit of face really opened this image up to me, especially the mood. This was at f/16, 1/60 and ISO 100.

Aaron Managhan - Emphasis/Dominance

I've been insanely busy this week, so I didn't get a chance to focus on our out-of-class assignment, but I did get these from our first field trip that I think demonstrate emphasis and dominance, while also changing the emotion.



The lighting changed like crazy throughout the day. We were there from 10 a.m. to a little after 1 p.m. This shot of the statue was at f/22, 1/125 and ISO 100. Later I came back and shot it again and had to adjust my shutter like crazy, although I should have adjusted my aperture since it was an immobile subject.



The change in mood really shows the difference light can make. This one was f/22, 1/60 and ISO 100.

Bob -

Couldn't find my WOW shots for the class so I decided to go Bowling!
Very challenging - with light, movement, speed of bowling ball, peoples privacy .....
Would like to do it again sometime with tripod and controlled circumstance -
Also trying to find camera adjustments - to get the shot you wanted ... changed one setting it affected another !

F 8  ISO 1600  1/30  80mm

F 5.7 ISO1600 1/200 187MM

F5.7 1S0 1600 1/100 200MM

F5.7 1/250 ISO 3200 200MM

F14.1 1/8 3ISO 3200 200M

Bob -

This single flower caught my eye while walking alonng the Nisqualloy River at the Nisqually refuge.

F5.6 1/1250 ISO320 200mm

Depending on your focus or the amount of area / space to consider it can be the center of attention of just part of a large picture.

F 4.5 1/1250 ISO 160 32mm

Mike: Emphasis

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Manual: 1/5s, f/5.3, ISO 100, EV -2/3, WB Custom

This was taken at the Murhut Falls in the Duckabush Valley up the Hood Canal. There's steep ridges and the sun wasn't shining on the falls. I was trying to get the feel of the top fall with all the spray. It was tricky getting a photo of the falls without it whiting out too badly and still capturing the suroundings.

Mike: Space

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Manual: 1/50s, f/5.0, ISO 400, EV 2/3, WB Custom

This is on the Hood Canal near Hama Hama. A small road led to the end of the point with no houses and surounded by the bay on one side and the river on the other side. It was getting dark. Also had some photos with fill light that I liked. I like the reflections in the water and the depth of the photo.

Mike: Proportional

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Manual: 1/50s, f/5.0, ISO 400, EV 2/3, WB Custom

This was also taken on the Hood Canal near Hama Hama. This shows the bay on the other side of the river. I really liked the Madrona tree and the way it stood out. I didn't do much touch up other then lighten the bottom of the photo. I liked the contrast.

Zane - Proportion

Metadata: 1`/100s, F/4.0, ISO 160.   To see a sense of proportion I started comparing tree sizes.  That evolved into placing trees into a pattern and letting in light and space.  Pic 1 was was the sun behind me, Pic 2 was into the light with a foreground, mid ground and distance.  Big trees against small trees and bushes.

Laurie - Space

First photo is dead on of an arbor in my backyard. Blah. Second shot is the same arbor, taken from a different angle. In addition to conveying a sense of space better, I think there is more emotional appeal in the second shot.
First shot: Ap pri, f/3.5, iso 400, ss 1/100, 18mm fl, wb=cloudy
Second shot: Ap pri, f/8, iso 400, ss 1/20, 20mm, wb=cloudy

Drew - Emphasis/Dominance

Yet more chicken pictures! I was trying to emphasize the yellow chicken in these shots. Even though the yellow chicken is fairly blurry and in the background of the first image, I think it's still dominant because of its color compared to the other chickens. In the second image, the yellow chicken is the focal point because it is the only one doing any type of movement. I shot the first image at f/5.6, 1/50, iso 200, WB on cloudy setting. The second image was shot at f/5.6, 1/200, iso 200, WB on cloudy setting.

Drew - Proportion

I took this shot near my house. While the area isn't the most visually appealing, I liked how the electrical poles showed proportion in the shot. I liked the depth in the shot as well. I shot the first photo f/5.6, 1/2000, iso 400, WB on daylight setting. The second photo, f/10, 1/125, iso 200, WB on cloudy setting.

Drew - Space

Here are some more chicken pictures! For the space shot, I was trying to get a single shot of the yellow chicken being the focus and using the other chicken(s) to show depth.

For the second shot, I tried to get a shot of all the chickens together and show depth while keeping the focus on the yellow chicken.

For the first shot, I used f/5.6, 1/80, iso 200, WB on cloudy setting. For the second shot I used f/5.6, 1/200, iso 200, WB on cloudy.

Heather - Dominance

I shot this on the lake as well. I had been watching my niece and my sister-in-law for a few minutes. I saw that my niece was going to lean in for a kiss from her mom and had to snap the shot. To me it showed such affection from mom and daughter. Shutter 1/80, f/8.0, ISO 100, auto white balance.

Heather - Space

I took this photo out on the lake on Saturday. I just bought a few new filters and was playing with those while we were out on the boat. I love to take shots where you can look at them and feel the warm sun and bring back the memories of the day. Shutter 1/500, f/5.0, ISO 200, auto white balance.

Dominance & Emphasis Diana

The crazy weather this week gave me a chance to get these cloud shots. Everytime I tryed this spring I missed it by seconds! At first I saw the pink & purple cloud form a whole. Then the sky opened up & became covered by the cloud. The first shot shows the beginning of the whole forming. In the second shot I added the right and lower tree line for appeal and interest. Metadata 1st shot- 200 iso, 1/45, f8 manual, 105 mm - 2nd shot iso200, 1/60, f6.7, manual, 34mm. I wish I had placed more of the whole in the picture in the second shot.

Space - Diana

These photos were taken at Salters Point on the only beautiful sunny day. The first photo below shows the tide pool and surrounding area without people. The second photo has more emotional appeal with the couple in it. I did ask the nice couple if I could take their photo and they agreed to be my subjects. Metadata Nikon100, ISO 640, matrix, 1/180, f11, aperture, 40mm

Arwyn - Space

Before

After

I thought my dad's retirement golf scramble would be the perfect time to practice my motion shots, and instead I ended up being fascinated by the long winding landscapes.  The weather was sunny and dark all at once, so it was quite a challenge to shoot in, and I didn't get half as many pictures as I had hoped.  I thought the before shot was an interesting landscape with the sun hitting the grass and trees and the ridiculously dark sky.  And although it was beautiful, I just didn't feel like it had any real emotion to it.  The picture I took later on of my family driving along in golf carts was much more entertaining, and showed the space better with the middleground golf cart being half the size of the foreground cart.  Now if only I had had time to set up the shot and get the dang camera straight!

Before: ISO 100, f/14, 1/125s, AWB; After: ISO 100, f/7, 1/250s, AWB. Both taken with a Canon Rebel XTi.

Claire - Proportion

The first shot is a close up of the bottlebrush flower; the second is showing it in its setting. I was really trying to show the more of the waterlily in the background to get the relative proportion of the two flowers and a bit of atmosphere (little flower, big world) but the bottlebrush flower is so small and the waterlily is obscured and so I don't think it really worked. metadata #1: f 7/1; shutter 1/30; WB - daylight; ISO 400; #2: f/10, 1/30, AWB, ISO 400.

Arwyn - Emphasis

Before

After

We had a fire over the weekend so I thought it would be a great time to play around with light and shadow and taking what are, for me, really difficult shots.  Although I think the before shot is interesting, it feels unfocused.  There's really no place for your eye to rest, and it was so closely cropped in it felt more like a chaotic, dangerous fire rather than the happy campfire shot I was looking for.  I zoomed out for the second shot, focused on just one section of the fire that looked more contained, and slowed down the shutter spped just a little.  I think the after picture really gives the summer campfire, toasting marshmallows mood I was looking for.

Before: ISO 200, f/4.5, 1/100s, AWB; After: ISO 200, f/4, 1/60s, AWB. Both taken with my Canon Rebel XTi.

Claire - Space

I was trying to use the different textures and colors of the leaves on the trees and rhody to get a feeling of depth, and to use the bird to show scale. I don't think it was successful -- I think I needed to be at a different angle. The second picture I was trying to make it look a little mysterious but I think it's just a bit weird; I had a very slow shutter speed. Metadata #1: f6.3; shutter 1/25, WB - daylight; ISO 250, centerweighted. #2: f/25, shutter .6; WB - daylight; ISO 250, centerweighted.

Arwyn - Proportion

Before

After

I was trying to shoot Madison in the ridiculously tall grass in our backyard (I'm so busy taking pictures who has time to mow?).  I thought if she was laying in the grass, it would look more dramatic, so I took several shots like that.  Unfortunately, the light wasn't right, and it just didn't look very interesting.  I moved her into the shadows and had her sit, then just set up my camera and waited.  When she relaxed, I got the shot I really wanted.  I don't think it shows the perspective of the tall grass quite as strongly as I wanted, but I love the overall composition.

Before: ISO 100, f/14, 1/13s, AWB; After: ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/50s, AWB.

Both taken with my Canon Rebel XTi.