Carolyn Steele - Week 10 - Triangles

Have you ever played one of those puzzles where you have to find all of the triangles in a picture? I was walking past the pond in the Murray Park Arboretum, unimpressed with the scenery without families posed in the foreground, when I caught this reflection. I love the shimmery Monet-esque-ness of it. Go ahead . . . how many triangles can you find? Tech: Same ol' Nikon D-300, 56mm, F-5.6, 1/125.

Carolyn Steele Week #9 - Diagonal line

Staying true to my quest for old gardens, I turned to Murray Park, one of my favorite places to shoot family portraits. As I rounded the central hillside in the arboretum, I saw these kids coming across the crest. Had I more time, I would have recomposed a bit so that the trees weren't in the center of the frame. I'm calling this my "diagonal" because the diagonal rise of steps leads to the children. Also, if you look closely, the sight lines of the children create an inverted triangle with the base at the top of the steps. One more point - the children's white shirts and girl's red ribbon help to establish a focal point and counteract the clutter of the scene. Tech: Nikon D-300, 112mm, F-5.3, 1/100 sec.

Oliver Iotcovici - Assignment 9 Lines

Pentax Optio S4i f/2.6, 1/125 sec, ISO-50

This was capture in a small outdoor courtyard of many old building that had been recently renovated. I thought The curved diagonal wall leading to the right building was a good lead for the eye and the left building was a good overall composition of straight lines.

Ashlee Rich - Week 10: Curves

I love this yellow-orange flower with the dark stigma (I believe that is what the center of the flower is called). From the various curves of the petals, to the curves of the stigma of the flower, even to the curves within the stigma – this flower is rich with curves.

I used a black cloth (as suggested) to quiet the background noise. I entertained the idea of cropping the shot, but nothing felt quite right, so here it is, untouched.

Panasonic DMC-TZ3, 1/60, @ f 3.3, 4.6mm, ISO 100. 

Anthony Rogerson- Assignment #9- Lines

Nikon D3000, 18-55mm, f7.1, 1/60, ISO 200

Nikon D3000, 18-55mm, f6.3, 1/60, ISO 200

This corn field is near my house and a street sign my family and I pass every night on our walk.  I took them at the end of our walk hoping for better light.  It was better but if I could have waited 30 minutes or so, I think the light would have been perfect.

Lauren Kwasniewski Assignment #9 Lines

Kodak Easyshare C182, 1/161 sec., F/2.9, ISO-80

9th 9th Beauty Supply at Sunset

I particularly loved how the color turned out in this photo. The natural lighting at sunset enabled an orange glow and interesting shadows. 

Rachel Green- Fireworks

These were taken at Butler Elementary on the 25th... I tried really hard to hold the camera still... maybe it's time to invest in a tripod!

Dan Feldman - Week 10

 Nikon D5000, 130mm, f7.1, 1/400, ISO 400

Nikon D5000, 200mm, f5.6, 1/800, ISO 400

I couldn't decide which one of these photos I like more. Both have good sight lines which direct you towards the action and those sight lines in both photos help form a triangle that contains the action and holds your attention in the important areas.

Ashlee Rich - Week 9

Using the macro setting on my camera, I took this shot, which is clearly showcasing vertical lines.

Next time, I'm going to use black fabric behind my subject to quiet the background (thanks for the suggestion, Roger!).

Panasonic DMC-TZ3, 1/100, @ f 4.0, 7mm, ISO 100. 

Rachel Green- Assignment 10 (Eye Lines, etc)

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS... f/2.8... 1/125...ISO 80

This is a pic of my nephew (Zeph) demonstrating eye line.  I had so much fun with this assignment, just chasing my niece and nephew around!!!! 

Rachel Green- Assignment 9 (Lines)

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS... f/2.8...1/160...ISO 80

This was taken at Fish Creek Falls in Steamboat Springs, Co.  SO FUN!!!

POV and Wide angle

The wide-angle shot makes me realize what a difference a telephoto lens would make.  I was not able to get my hands on one, but the lens I have did a decent job.

Oliver Iotcovici - Assignment 8 POV/Lens

The first POV photo of my cat shows exactly how I remember seeing him that morning. I was looking at him eye to eye on his level.

Canon PowerShot S95 f/2, 1/30 sec, ISO-400

The second was a wide angle lens photo of a converted warehouse to museum. I think the pipe on the lower left actually creates a type of optical illusion and the corridor seems gradually complex until the other end.

Pentax Optio S4i f/2.6, 1/125 sec, ISO-100

Fireworks - Abbie Gardner

I had a lot of fun shooting fireworks at Taylorsville Dayz!  I know I didn't hold the camera too still, but I think these are really cool anyway.

POV - Abbie Gardner

These are my POV photographs taken at a canal.  I used my GE 5x camera.  This was a really fun week!

Assignment# 8 POV and lens

1) Photo 0037 : unique perspective laying on the ground while I took this shot!
2) Photo 0149 using wide angle lens ; WB on negative 3 because of lighting inside.

Assignment #9 : Lines

Favorite line picture! The vertical line of lavender draws your eye to the church. Iso 400 ; 70mmlens fstop 4.5

Lauren Kwasniewski Week 8: Unique Perspective

"A Stroll to the Sky"

This photo was shot on an afternoon hike. This is actually the side of a mountain looking upwards. Because of the unique perspective, it almost looks as if the mountain is ground and you're walking into the sky. =]

8. Lens & POV-Brooke Broderick

This first image is my long focal length lens. I captured the sun and the tree from a distance because I thought it offered a lovely photo.

The second image I captures was a unique perspective of a tree. I laid on the ground and shot it looking up. Love the way it turned out!

7.Macro-Brooke Broderick

This is a macro photo. I captured part of a large tree branch with beads on it. The beads were completely random, but I thought it would make this picture unique. I like the texture that this left me with as an ending result.

6. Light- Brooke Broderick

I felt like this photo portrays both soft light. I feel this way about the soft light because the tree is a smaller subject compared to the sky/grass which is much larger. As for the warm color balance, I used my daylight setting and got this photo so if I was to say whether this photo was warm or cool, I would say that it is warmer because the colors are bright and seem to display warmer colors.

Emily Cook Week 8-POV/Lens

I shot this image of a racer near the beginning of a 50 mile run around 6am in Woodstock, Vermont. The light and setting were stunning. ISO 400 1/640 f2.8.

~Emily

Ashlee Rich - Week 8

For my unique perspective, I came up from underneath. The light was ideal. It was about 8:00 AM. I used the ‘tele macro function’ setting on my camera, as well as the outdoor/clear sky white balance setting (I watched my histogram closely to make sure I was getting the exposure right – there is so much to remember). I love the pink and the green together (not to mention the awesome orange-yellow).

Panasonic DMC-TZ3, 1/60, @ f 3.3, 4.6mm, ISO 100.

Daniel Feldman - Lines

Nikon D5000 10mm, f4.5, 1/640, ISO 200

This photo has several sets of lines that help tell a story and give dimension. The horizontal lines of the near and far cliffs give the river depth and boundaries, the rock wall above the river and waterfall further give the scene depth and height. The vertical lines of the waterfall show action and direction as well as the diagonal line of the river after the waterfall which leads you calmly out of the scene

Rachel Green- Assignment 8 (Perception and Wide Angle Lens)

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS... 1/250...f/ 5.8...ISO-80

This was one of the many pics taken on our Harley ride last weekend.  I happened to look down and realized I could see my brother-in-law taking a picture of my husband on his bike in this reflection... so I scrambled for my camera and starting shooting.

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS...1/2000...f/ 5.6...ISO-80

Taken on the beach on the beach with the "wide angle lens" setting.

It was amazing... I only could get 4 of the chairs in on the regular setting.

I shot this rule of thirds picture with my Canon EOS Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/200 sec., ISO-640, 171 mm and no flash.

Audrey Welday - Rule of Thirds / Macro

Cannon EOS Digital Rebel, F/5.6, 1/640 sec, ISO-100, 55mm

Rule of Thirds

The shot I captured doesn't quite capture the scene quite as well as seeing it live.  I did like the horizontal lines from the road and grass and the focal points on the trees to the left and the house in the middle.

Oliver Iotcovici - Assignment 7 Macro

This is a flower from my visit to Costa Rica. It was on a beautiful estate full of tropical plants. This caught my eye because of the yellow color and tiny water drops left behind on its pedals. I made many attempts, this day was particularly overcast and windy. I was quite surprised how clear and vivid this picture came out.

Pentax Optio S4i, f/4.4, 1/125 sec, ISO-50, 15 mm

Compostion - Abbie Gardner

This is a panoramic photograph of the Salt Lake Airport.  I used the rule of thirds to organize my photo.  I used my GEx5 camera.

Daniel Feldman - Perspective

Nikon D5000 10mm 1/1600 f4.5 ISO 250
Church shot at super wide angle from very close, creates a narrowing effect which makes the church seem to tower

Nikon D5000 200mm 1/250 f5.6 ISO 250
Sheep shot with long focal length at ground level through grass

Daniel Feldman- Rule of thirds

Nikon D5000, 10mm, 1/3, f7.1 ISO 800. The majority of the action in this photo is along the lower and right thirds

Emily Cook-Week 7-Rule of Thirds

Though I did find the background of this image a bit distracting, I liked that using the rule of thirds to place this napping woman's feet in the bottom right corner made the subject stand out. I was aiming to highlight the peacefulness of a summer evening of yoga in the park and the freedom to play or relax. I also liked the play of colors with the green grass, blue sky and purple yoga mat.
Shot at 100 ISO, 1/2500, f2.8

Carolyn Steele - Week #8 - Unique perspective and lens

Unique Perspective -

Towering Hollyhocks

Still at Gardner Village :)
The short story: At 5'0, the only unique perspective I can get is straight up. Straight down is pretty much eye-level for me. (Which kind of explains my warped perception of the world.)
Nikon D300: 18mm lens, F/7.1, 1/500 sec.

Telephoto lens -

Swallow Chicks

Yep - still at Gardner Village - This was taken very late in the day, shooting nearly straight up into the eves, so I had to pop my flash to gather enough light to hand-hold my camera (mama bird was getting very agitated a few yards away, so I didn't dare take time to set up the tripod).
Focal length 200mm, F 5.6, 1/60 sec

Carolyn Steele - Week #7 - Macro

Ladybug at Gardner Village

Check out the bug eyes! This ladybug posed patiently for me while I took several exposures from different angles. I like how I've ended up with just a suggestion of blossoms in the background, providing some context without distracting from the lovely lady (bug).
Nikon D300: 60mm macro lens, F/4, 1/60 sec
P.S. Notice the crosshatch texture on the background? Not something I added in. I wonder if that could be coming from the lens?

Lauren Kwasniewski Assignment 7- Macro

Kodak Easyshare C180, F Stop: f/5.2, Exposure Time: 1/15 sec.. ISO: 160, Focal Length 17mm

I still do not have a working SLR so capturing a crisp macro photo was proving to be a challenge. However, I set my camera up on a mini tripod, turned off the flash, used an auto timer, turned on the macro setting, and moved in as close as possible to my object(s). I really liked how I was able to capture the texture on the fruit snacks. Now I'm hungry and plan to eat my subjects.... =]

Rosalyn Richardson, lighting

This is a hard light photo, both kids have "raccoon eyes" as a result, especially my daughter.  If the photo had been taken later in the day, I could have avoided the shadows on their faces.  Unfortunately, we had to leave for home and the photo couldn't wait.