Aaron Managhan - Color

This shot was of some rhodies at the Olympia campus of SPSCC. The pink one and purple one overlapped nicely as the bushes were fairly close, and the bee was just a bonus. Wished the bee had shown some more yellow. This was a fun one too because it really clearly displayed the differences between my white balance settings, which I hadn't played with prior to this class. Shot this at F/7.1, 1/1000th and 400 ISO. White balance for this one was on cloudy I believe.

Donna - Color

f5, 1/300s, ISO 100, 62mm - I'm surprised by how many colors are in this one flower. I like the color contrast.

Drew Rickman - Color/Flash

The top image is from a series of pictures I took using my flash compensation. I was trying to get a good shot with the room being completely dark and only using my flash to illuminate the subject. This particular shot turned out alright, but it still looks too white. I shot it at f/8.0, 1/200, iso 200, AWB, and flash compensation at -2.

The second image is my color image. I took numerous shots of various threads and ribbons around the house and I liked this one the most because it had some order to it compared to the other shots. This was shot at f/6.3, 1.6, iso 200, AWB.

Diana Flash and Color

My neighbor mowed his lawn and left this red poppy out all by itself. I used flash exposure compensation. The actual color of the poppy is deep red. Metadata, Nikon D100, 1/180 shutter, f6/7, manual priority, 50 mm , flash +1. More photos of poppy on blog.

Diana - Color Contrast

I liked the contrast between the yellow and red flowers. Metadata, Nikon D100, spot metering, ISO 320, manual priority, 1/60, F6.7, 105 mm, auto white balance.

Heather Olsen - Colors

I really liked how rich all of the colors were in this image and the different lines and patterns that the flowers and leaves made. I had a great time playing with the flash and using the fill flash. Shutter speed 1/160, f/4.5, ISO 800, Flash on -1, auto white balance, evaluative metering.

Zane - Flash and Color

MetadataL 26 mm, ISO 200, 1/400s, -2 Flash,  Vivid Color.  The fill flash caught the yellow centers of the blue flowers.  Still adjusting to working with flash - have some petal shadows.

Arwyn - Colors

I'm disappointed with how grey this picture turned out when it looked so vibrant in person and in my viewfinder...  I'm hoping it's simply because I'm using a monitor I haven't calibrated.  I really like the bright yellows against the dull gray and the blurred background - the flowers really pop against the muted colors. 

Canon Rebel XTi, f/5.6, ISO 100, flash -2, no white balance correction.

Color and Pattern - Linda

I chose this picture because I liked all the circular shapes - lights horn wheel wells and rain drops and the shadows and trueness of the colors. Needs to be straightened but then it would loose the vanity plate and the open door in the left back that suggests it's getting ready to roll.

1/80, f9.0, ISO 400, no flash, partial metering, 33mm.

Colors & Crop

Manual Mode: Shutter 1/60 @ f/5.6

ISO 100, EV -1, Metering Mode Spot, focal length 90 mm

I really liked how the flowers seemed to just stand out by themselves and the shapes. I didn't use any software editing programs other then to convert it to a JPEG. I used my new gray card to edit new white balance settings. I hadn't realized you needed to use manual mode!! It's the first time I had success usuing the manual mode. I liked the combination of the small f/stop and somewhat slower shutter speed with how it affected the depth of field. I was surprised how much of a difference there was in the hues and vibrance of the colors when using a custom preset white balance... !!

Same settings but wanted to add a photo with all the primary colors of red, blue, green (or at least close!)

Claire - Water Colors

I was fascinated by the different colors I could get in the water by playing with the polarizer; the day itself was pretty gray. This was taken on the ferry deck in front of the ferry. Taken at f/20; s 1/500, ISO 800 (too high); center weighted metering. White balance on auto; any change made it either red or blue.

Zane - Color

Metadata: ISO 400, Focal length 49 mm, 1/1000s, f/5.0, Vivid Color.  This is an exersise of repetitive shapes and color variation of each petal. The horizon line follows from deep shades on the left to lighter shades that were lit by the afternoon sun on the right. The deep tree green sets off the coral flower colors.  The deeply set light green circle in the background invites me to go into the woods.

Laurie - Color

There were tons of bees buzzing around my friend's flower beds, so I tried to capture them. I like the soft violet and green; it makes the yellow on the bee pop. I also like that the wings are translucent and we get a hint of color through them. There are a few other bee shots on my personal blog.

Shutter priority. Creative style: Vivid. SS 1/2000. f/5.6. FL 60mm. IS0 800 (It was fairly dark and gloomy that day.) Meter center weighted.

Color and Contrast - Chelsea

I love this image. I took it at a horse show in Spanaway. I love the lighting and contrast of this image as well as the complimentary blue/purple and orange/yellow tones. ISO 200, Shutter 1/400, F5.6, Focal Length: 200 mm

Shapes & Repetition- Amy

I took this picture to capture shape by the water and to capture the repetition of the boats .  I love the negative space created by the water.  f/6.3 1/640, ISO 200, AWB

Polarizer, picture styles

I made this shot with the polarizer during a sunbreak. I think it made the sky bluer than it would otherwise have been. The repeating patterns of the buildings, facades interested me. 1/125, f11.0, ISO 200, Normal program, 24 mm, pattern metering.

I had seen a coffee table book with interesting shots of tile. This is out an upstairs window of our house in the mid afternoon with the sun in the southwest. I liked the repetition

in both directions and the sheen from the sun on the tile. I made a point of getting the diagonal in both corners.

I tried different picture styles but didn't see much difference probably because of the color. The same picture taken in the morning with no sun was much bluer.

1/250, 7.1, ISO 200, 70mm, S picture style, aperture priority.

Aaron Managhan - Form

For our Form shots, I kept really getting drawn back to this one from our in-class shoot. I'm not really sure why, but my eyes keep finding it really engaging. At first, I just like the repetition of the stacked boxes, but then smaller things like the shadow up the left and the fray in the corner of the orange box really started jumping out at my eye.



It's a little hot on the top book, but I was glad I was able to keep the left side dark and really focus on the corner of the first box. This one was F/7.1 at 1/25 and 1,600 ISO.

Aaron Managhan - Styles

I have to say, shooting at the different settings I did not notice as much on this initial set as I thought. For example....


Anyone who has been on the main SPSCC campus knows this iconic building...the SUB, or Student Union Building. The shot on the left was my camera's Landscape preset, shot at F/5.6, 1/3,200 and a 400 ISO. Not very different from the original I shot on the right: F/4.5, 1/4,000 and 400 ISO. I also just love this building, so I decided to use this for my shapes/forms one too.
And I don't have a filter.

Repetition

This is the downtown transit station. I was experimenting with some more night photography and I saw all the repetition of the lines at the top and noticed also the pattern in the curb and thought it would make for an interesting image. It seems there is a lot of pattern all over.
ISO 100, nikon d60, f/10, 18mm

Lines & Patterns

I liked the cleanliness of the perpendicular, horizontal and angles of the lines in the staircase

Drew Rckman - Repetition/pattern/shape w/ faithful shot

I liked the obvious repetition and pattern of the metal lines in this shot. I also liked the randomness of the shapes (reflectors) mixed within the shot. The image on the top was shot in standard picture style and the one on the bottom was shot faithful picture style. I hardly notice a difference in the two shots, except for the highlights seem a bit different in the faithful shot. And after looking up the picture style on the Canon website, I guess I shouldn't have expected too much of a difference. I have had some computer issues within the last couple of days, so I wasn't able to Photoshop these at all. At least now it helps us differentiate between the picture styles more easily. Both of the images were shot at ISO 200, AWB, f/5.6, 1/200

Stones Throw - Diana

This photo was taken at a local park. I was drawn to the water and rock river beds. Metadata- f8, 1/45 shutter, matrix metering, shutter priority, iso 250, white balance cloudy. Circular Polarizer. I didn't notice much of a difference with the polarizer. It may have helped with glare. I had the most "fun" taking this shot. More photos on the personal blog.

Arwyn - Repeating Shapes

I love this plant outside of my house, even the buds are interesting, especially because they grow in clusters.  I wish I had used a backdrop for the plants - I think the background is a bit distracting, even out of focus.  I took this with my Canon Rebel XTi, f/16, ISO 400, no white balance correction.

Chelsea Phillips- Shape

1/250 Shutter speed, F8, Exposure +4.7, White Balance: Flash mode

I took this in seattle, I loved the texture of the paper and the repeating rectangle shape they created. I created the selective color effect in photoshop.

Heather Olsen - Repitition

I took this picture at 1/15, Auto White Balance, ISO 400, center weighted metering. I really liked the repeating circles throughout the photo and the different textures of the glass.

Amy - Polarizer

I took this shot with and without a circular polarizer.  I cannot see a major difference though the blue is different in this photo.  F/9, 1/320, ISO 200, AWB

Jessica Simon - "Shape"

This is a decorative starfish I have in my home. I put it in front of my window to get natural light to create shading on one side to show three-dimensional form. Along with the shape, I like the outline of the little nubs that create a pattern. Taken with my Canon 40D, 1/125, f 1.8, 50mm, ISO 640.

Zane - Picture Style

Metadata: Focal length 22 mm, 1/400s, f/7.1, ISO 1600. Camera Style is Vivid Color and Color Saturation.   This image is about layering of repeating shapes of the petals mixed with the layering of the leaves. The water adds a sense of three dimensionality. The purpose for the high ISO was to capture color saturation, and given a boost with picture style settings.

Zane - Repeating Shapes

Metadata: Focal Length 71mm, ISO 800, 1/1250s, f/4.8, WB, Vivid Color, Polarizer.   The theme of repetition starts with the mirrored head shapes of the gulls, repetition of foot lines, the fence rails, and beaks.  The day was cloudy with sun breaking through the clouds accenting the whites of their heads and feathers.  I went out of my comfort zone of flower images and tried birds instead.  The wide open lens in the bright light helped get a close focus on their heads.  Because they move so fast, a fast shutter speed was necessary.  The polarizer helped capture detail in the brightness, though the downside is the bluish cast.

Pattern,light

I liked the repetition in this frond. At first it looked like a fan to me and then like a fish with that spot looking like an eye. I shot it from beneath to catch the light coming through it and the lemons above. 1/125, f4.0, manual setting, 17 mm, spot metering(that was inadvertent).

Lupine

I like the repetition of the stalks and the small individual flower buds getting ready to bloom. Interesting patterns also; stalks, flower buds, raindrops and leaves. f/5.6, 1/60s, ISO 100 , 62mm

Laurie - Repetition/Patterns & Shadow

I'm breaking the rules and posting two pictures because I couldn't choose! In the first shot, I purposely blurred the rider and caught the shape of the spectator (my son's coach) as he watched the race. Sometimes a suggestion of shape (in this case the rider) can tell the story better than a still life. I also liked that Jim is facing one way, and the rider is heading in the other direction. In the second photo, I didn't realize what I had until I saw it afterwards. I think the repetition of shapes, especially in the bikers' shadows, is neat.
First shot: Aperture Priority: f/8; ss 1/60; focal length 75mm; ISO 100; multi seg. metering
Second shot: Shutter Priority: f/13; ss 1/125; fl 75mm; IS0 100; center weight metering

Patterns

I was taken with the reflection of the grass in the water on top of the pattern in the water. There's a little too much going on but the start of a interesting idea. I used the circular polarizer filter; f/9, shutter 1/125, ISO 400, AWB, Center-weighted metering, Nikon D90.

Image Style: The Skokomish Valley in Spring

Picture Style Landscape w/ Circular Filter

Shutter Priority 1/60

f/3.8, ISO 320, EV 1.0 Focal Length 24mm

While I checked all the settings before I took my photos, I forgot I played earlier in the day with Picture Controls/Styles and still had camera in JPEG mode. The colors were vibrant as the sun just cleared throughout the valley...I liked the colors and the shape of the setting...

Zane - Polarizer and Form

Metadata: Focal Length 19.3mm, 1/1000s, f/140, ISO 1600, Polarizer, Vivid Color. Mother and child were taken in very bright afternoon light. I wanted to catch the light on all of the soft forms as she looks at the dreamy sky. A friend of mine, Simon Kogan is the sculptor. The mother is positioned at the port of Olympia. I broke the center rule.

Lines

This building is near the Olympia Post Office and I liked they way it was a representation of lines, curves, arches & angles.

Arwyn - Lines

I had to travel for work this week and saw so many lines to take pictures of...and since I was working, had no time to take them. So, this is from my hotel room window in Richland, WA. I thought it was an interesting structure - I like the orb and the area underneath it that breaks apart in a jagged rhythm. I wish I'd had more time to play with the shot - the sky looks a little washed out to me, though it was a hazy morning. I took this with my Canon Rebel XTi, f/22, ISO 100, no white balance correction.

Zane - Lines and Shadows

This photo was taken in low light. It's a fence next to a tree with the western sun casting a shadow on the fence. I like the burst of green through the first fence slat, and then the slats repeat themselves and become blurry at the far right side of the photo. The tight linear wood grained rails are painted with a free form shadow of a tree. Metadata: 1/100s, F6.3, ISO 160, focal length 42 mm.

Metal Rhythm

I took this on our first day assignment in the parking lot to capture rhythm.
This area was hidden from the sun which gives this an even darker effect.  I mistakenly only brought my zoom lens to class and shot this at apeture priority.
f/5, 1/125 shutter, ISO 1000, Auto White Balance.

Drew Rickman - Line

I was looking around my house for items with line/rhythm. I came across this plant by my front door and decided to take a few shots of it. I liked the color variation in the leaves and how the light coming from the left shined on it.

This was shot at f/5.6, 1.6 sec, 200 ISO, AWB.

Aaron Managhan; Lines, Rhythm

This is a shot from this weekend at Nehalem Bay State Park on the northern Oregon coast of my friend Stacy fire dancing. I just loved being able to follow the flow and kind of see a history of where she had spun the poi based on the tracers. This was shot at F/11, 4/5 sec. exposure time and an ISO of 1600.

Lines

I was out doing a little experimentation with night photography, trying to get a little more familiar with exposure and what not, when this picture was taken. I wasn't planning on getting a picture for this class, that night, but when I stumbled upon the steps of the state capital, i knew this was going to be my "lines" photo. After many, many trial-and-error shoots, I finally had a couple decent pictures to show for it: this one being my favorite.

Taken with nikon d50, manual setting, iso 200, 18 mm, f/5

Plus, I have some sort of infatuation with fish eye lenses and I will jump at the opportunity to show off any picture using one. Enjoy!

Dock Shadows- Flowing Rhythm

I didn't have a tripod with me when I took this photo, so I had to stay very still. Most shots came out blurry. I shot this at F16, Shutter 1/45, aperture priority, ISO 200, focal length 75 mm. It was taken around 7:30 pm. I like the strong lines of the concrete dock along with the flowing lines of the shadows. Diana Delgado

WARPED VIEW

Downtown Olympia one evening - I think this is the Budd Bay Cafe reflected in the water. All those straight lines aren't so straight anymore! Shot at 1/125 sec - F/9 Had it on Manual & Metering Mode was Multi-Pattern ISO ? I'll have to go check!