Claire - Emphasis

I took these two in the infamous parking lot last week. I think the mood of the two shots are completely different. In the first I was trying to capture the reflection of the bird; in the second I was working on the reflection from the sky. Metadata for #1: f/8, 1/160; ISO 200; center-weighted; AWB. #2: f/5.3; 1/2000, ISO 200, AWB, Center weighted. I wish the parking sign didn't show.

Laurie - Proportion/Scale

I love the placement of the elements in these photos. In addition to being in focus (kind of important) I think the second shot shows even better scale. The expanding rings from a water droplet add to the drama and overall effect.
Metadata: Aperture Priority, f/10, ss 1/15 (1st shot) 1/25 (2nd shot), fl 300mm, ISO 100, Exp Comp +.03, WB = Cloudy...and then...Creative setting = Sunset WHOOPS! No wonder I was having trouble with my exposures all morning!!!

Dominance, Emotional Appeal - Linda

I first caught her in profile eating her cereal with the bird in the feeder on the window above her but ISO was too high. This one of her holding her bitten berry shows her exuberance with the first berries of the season. I think the berry dominates then the eye goes to her eye and smile. Bird bath and rose are in the background. Metadata; 1/30, f4.5, ISO 400, spot meter off her face, 70mm, aperture priority, Auto WB with exposure bias of -1/3 to mute light from window.

The more wistful, mood shot has her looking out the window as she savors a second bite. The dominance of her arm is modified by the curve that frames the corner somewhat. Metadata: 1/50, f4.5, ISO 400, spot meter, exp bias -1/3, aperture priority, auto WB.

Space - Linda

I was interested in capturing the contrast of the silhouettes and fore, middle and background perspective. The sun was low in the sky, the fish were biting and these guy were settling in as they reached for bait and a beer. The reflections on their faces from the setting sun add interest to the shot. Metadata: 1/3200, 4.5, ISO 1600, AWB, 35mm, aperture priority.

The three fishermen in the lower shot balance each other but are dominated by the middle ground. The difference in camera settings and sky reflections change the water color and the mood. Metadata: 1/80, f5.0, ISO 200, WB daylight, 58mm manual.

Zane - Dominance

Before

After

FL 66 mm, 1/60s, f/10.0, ISO 200.

Invited to a BBQ on Sunday with six dogs on the guest list.  This one was moving fast.  When I looked at the photos later, half the dog was there in a pack with others.  His tail caught my attention  - I could feel the swish and happiness.  He is cropped a bit just to show the stillness of his body compared to the dominating tail.

Zane - Space

Before

After

Metadata: 1/2000s, f/3.5, ISO 1600, Vivid Color.  I spent the afternoon in a blueberry bog looking for reflection, rhythm, weaving lines, repetition, and a feeling of serenity and calm.  I walked around for an hour reading the visuals and shooting.  The light was very bright, and I did catch the blue sky.   The Before Image is jumbled without enough space, lime or rhythm.  The after image has the foreground with water and reflected bushes, the repeating rows of bushes and a rather bland blue sky background.  It partly works because the blue is reflected in the water.

Dominance - Amy

f/5.45, 1/500, 

There is no doubt what dominates this photo or where the main subject is.  After looking at my son on his quad, I then look at the dirt hill, and then the dirt he is tossing up.  I wanted to shoot this from a lower perspective so the quad would seem bigger or like it was coming toward me though that was as close as I was going to get with that dust near my Camera!!!

Scale/Porportion - Amy

Tried to capture the size change in the photo as the cow was further away.  Each cow was the same size however.

Really wish there were some pretty flowers or something!
f/7.1, 1/800, AWB, ISO 200.

Space - Amy

 Stopped on the side of the road to see some cows and this pretty farm, REALLY sunny day, though we had a nice dark spot to shoot from.
Tried to capture space by having a main subject in the foreground, with minor subjects in the mid and background.  f/5.6, Shutter 1/4000, Auto ISO at 1800, most likely so high because we were shaded under trees.  I also used a neutral density instructions from a previous filter assignment. 

Laurie - Emphasis/Dominance

Watching some outdoor music up in Tacoma about 8:45 p.m. on Saturday night. Obviously the subject is the singer. After I shot the first picture, she reared her head back and opened her mouth and let wail. I knew the same line in the song was going to repeat, so I waited and caught her like that. The second picture better captures the story of how passionate this singer was.
Meta data is roughly the same: ISO 400, ss 1/125, -2 Flash comp., f/5.6, focal length 1st shot 110mm, 2nd shot 120 mm. White bal = shade

Value & Lines - Amy

I took this using the Landscape setting with a polarizer.  I like the many variations of green, yellow, brown and of course the couds are really fluffy. 

Aaron Managhan Value, Movement, Balance Flash

There's a range of shots in this set...some from our field trip and some from a recent college-hosted golf tournament at Olympia Golf & Country Club.


This is the one I chose for value. This is shot at Sylvester Park during our field trip. I was initially trying to capture the shadow under the leaf to show its form (which was my focus that day). But when I got back, I realized how many different greens were contained in this one shot, from areas where the sun nearly washes it white, to the darkest shades under the shadow of the leaf itself. This was shot at F/14, 1/125 and ISO 100. I believe I had my white balance on cloudy.



This is the first cart starting the line at the Clipper Scramble golf tournament. I had some solid movement shots of the ball streaking off the blurred club too, but nothing that was as well balanced an overall photo as this one while still showing that motion. Also, I felt like there was implied movement here as well based on where you see the cart hurrying to get to and the fact that the carts line up and move you through the picture. Double whammy so to speak. This was shot at F/9, 1/20 of a sec. and ISO 200; White balance on cloudy. No tripod :)


This one I chose from flash. It's the scholarship recipients of the OG&CC on hand at the tournament. While not a particularly striking or great photo, this was the best shot I had specifically trying to balance the oversaturation of light outside the building (it's literally on the water) with my flash as well. I felt like I was able to get this one darkened down to minimize the window washout, hit the flash strong enough to light the room but not strong enough to notice (at least too overtly). This was shot at F/5.6, 1/200 and ISO 400.

I'm just throwing in this last one cause it was my favorite from our field trip. Again, I was focused on form.


This one is of the statue across the street from the park in front of the state building. It was shot at F/16, 1/60 of a sec and ISO 100. I really liked how the shadows fell across his hands to really show the form rather than the shape. It was exactly this kind of thing I've had a hard time training myself to see in the past, so I was happy that I not only "saw" this shot in my head, but was able to make it come out the way I wanted in the photo too.

Drew - Movement/Flash/Value

Firstly, I learned that chickens are not easy to photography. I knew this from prior experience, but I thought I could handle it better than last time. Aside from trying to get the chickens to run around in front of me, I had the trouble of the chickens being too blurry when I would take the pictures. I got a couple "decent" shots, but I will have to try it again for better results. I shot this one at f/14.0, 1/8, iso 100, cloudy setting for white balance.






I shot this image in my room. I was trying to evenly light up the face part of the mask as well as the stuff at the top. I used my built-in flash and dialed it down to -2. I shot this at f/10, 1/125, iso 200.

I'm not sure how to deal with items that reflect light (the bells in this case) with a flash. I would think it would just be easier to use some lighting and a tripod and get more dramatic results.











I shot this image downtown when we were on our field trip. I was shooting texture, so I was initially drawn to the texture of the plaster or cement (whatever it is). Later on, I found the value to be more interesting than the texture...

I took this shot at f/5.6, 1/640, iso 200 with the sunny setting for white balance.

Bob - Value

The view says it all.............

F8  1/25  ISO 820

Bob - Line & Personality

When our assignement was narrowed and we were directed to focus only on one item, in my case the personality of the line,  I found this to be difficult and a real challenge.

I wanted to take numerous photos of items the caught my eye and attention.

My attention was drawn to part of the statue in the center of the park.  I first noticed the line was part of a larger object and structure, it contributed to its function and personality.  Further observation revealed the line had strength, shape and an item unto its self. 

Since there are outside elements that can influence our preceptions they can also influence the personality of the line.  In this case the light from the sun and the projection of a shadow - the representation of the line (its personality?) 

This can be weak, strong having varing shapes and at times disappear - All being controlled from an outside influence - the sun and clouds!

Bob - Tree of the Bog

The Shorepine struggles to absorb the few nutrients and minerals available in the bog - causing stunted and malformed limb growth....

F 5.6 1/40 ISO 100

Bob - Lines and Repetition with a little color

This building caught my eye while in Victoria, BC.

It represented several elements we were taking about in class.

F4.5  1/30  ISO320  Exposure Bias - +0.7 step

Bob - Surprised Results

Took several shots of the "man in black" to give my great grandson.

To my surprise looking at this shot on the computer,  the movement of the bow was captured.

F8  1/60  ISO 100 

Movement - Amy

Shutter 1/40, f/5. ISO 1600.

Took this in the evening when it started to get dark.  Wanted a faster shutter speed though there wasn't enough light.  It ended up looking cool to see the movement though. 

Diana Value B & W

I changed this color mural to black and white in photoshop. I wanted to see if it would still be interesting. I think strong colors actually made more of a contrast. It was fun to see the difference.

Diana- Value

Everyone has seen this mural in Downtown Olympia. I like contrast of colors- yellow, red, green, blue etc. Metadata, ISO 400, wb cloudy, matrix metering 1/40, f16, aperture priority.

Diana Movement

I was at Country Cider Mill & I took a photo of this duck bathing. It looks like he was going to fly away. Metadata, Shutter priority, 1/125, f4.5, wb cloudy 105mm. No flash

Diana Flash

This is Tye. He was giving me the "look" for a cookie. It was hard to get a good shot because he is so dark. I know I cut off part of his forehead, but I like this pose because it's right at his level. Metadata, 250 Iso, Flash, Matrix, 1/60 F4.2 50mm.

Laurie - balanced flash

Shutter priority, ss 1/100, f/3.5, fl 18mm, ISO 800, flash compensation -2.
This picture was taken outdoors at about 9 p.m., and I think the lighting looks almost exactly the way it was. I do wish the kids were a bit more in focus. Perhaps a faster ss, lower ISO and bumping up the flash would have helped with that?

Laurie - Value

Aperture Priority, ss 1/320, f/10, fl 230mm, ISO 400.

The farmer's market, where else?! Who knew there could be so much going on with a bunch of monochromatic onions? I love the lines of the roots, I also like that the individual form of each onion is captured. I wish I had shot this with a tripod and had more of the shot in focus.

Laurie - Movement

Shutter Priority, ss 1/200, f/5.6, fl 70mm, ISO 200, .6 ND filter

After leaving you all at the park, I spent the late afternoon up at the bike races and got this shot of David. I had been playing with my filters all day, and had the .6 ND on for this shot. I was also panning on a tripod. Yes, Barbra, I am a believer now! Even though everything else is blurred, I like how sharp David is - I can even see muscle definition in his legs.

Jessica Simon - "Flash"

The Spar sign is behind the old Spar restaurant. The alley was dark and the sky was very bright, so I turned on the flash in order for the sign not to be dark. Canon 40D, 1/250, f5.6, ISO 100, flash on.

Jessica Simon - "Movement"

My puppy Baya was running very fast through a field. I had a hard time focusing on her face, but this photo came out pretty clear and froze her. Canon 40D, 1/250, f8, ISO 100, no flash.

Jessica Simon - "Value"

These beautiful wildflowers were in a field and I shot them mid afternoon with direct sunlight, so I experimented with the setting to ensure the picture wasn't over exposed. I like the various colors of purple. Canon 40D, 1/200, f8, ISO 100, no flash.

Claire - Value

f/11, shutter 1/320, center weighted metering, ISO 200, white balance set to daylight. I really liked the shading on the clouds and the bits of sky showing through.

Movement -Linda

Two movement pictures instead of a portrait. Both taken mid afternoon. I hung out at the fountain with my tripod at the ready and had permission from the dad to take this guy jumping while a car passed beyond him. I used the polarizer or the ND filter. This is cropped so the boy is closer thus breaking the vertical rule of thirds but still catching his reflection in the pool. Metadata: 1/10, f 22, ISO 100, WB auto, 105mm, Manual.
I took several pinwheel pictures while the wind was pretty intermittent. I think this one gives a hint of the pinwheel and shows good movement. In some the object disappeared I didn't notice the reflection in the ball until I got the picture on the screen. Metadata: 1/10, f22, ISO 100, WB auto, 92 mm, Manual

Claire - Value & Flash

I took this at f/ll, shutter 1/60, center weighted, flash at -.7, auto white balance. Using the flash really added depth and definition to the picture. I like the 3 dimensional look and the shadows caused by the flash.

Claire - Movement

Shutter 1/30, f 6.3, center-weighted. I took a number of these while feeding the fish. I would like it better if the water was a little flatter, but I really like the sort of "ghosting" effect that you see on the bigger fins.

Value -Linda

Metadata: 1/20, F 7.1, ISO 100, WB daylight, 70mm, Manual.
The light falling on the far posts give them more definition and strength than those in shade on the near side. But, more detail can be seen on the near side. I took several shots and decided on the one with the best histogram and the bush and rock on the right. I considered cropping a bit on the left but in the end decided to leave it alone. I liked the way the posts lead the eye to the lushness beyond. You can see where the shadow of the bridge ends by looking in the water. I think it is distracting but balanced by the neat reflections and rippling water.

Heather - balanced light

I took this shot with a shutter speed of 1/200, f/4.5, ISO 400, flash -1, auto white balance. I had a great time taking shots of the bikes. I really liked this one because you know it is a bike tire, even though you don't see the whole bike.