Week 10- Landscape Locations

I want to shoot at a beach that is near Depoe bay. There is also a creek near this beach that has beautiful scenery.
My second location would be a small forest near my house. It has thin trees and a beautiful field surrounding it.

For my wide angle shot, I want to shoot a foggy, colorful sky photo of Mt. Hood as the focal point. I drive from Salem to Portland every morning and lately, the sky has been really colorful and it's also been very foggy. Mt. Hood is always a beautiful silhouette in the background.

For my close-ups, I think a forest shoot would be good. I don't know exactly what point of view I'll make these shoots, but I definitely want to make it unique.

For my extreme close-ups, I would like to take pictures of the creek near Depoe bay and the beautiful plants around the creek. It would also be nice to get close-ups of the waves from the ocean hitting rocks that are along a dock going out to the sea.

Week 9- Landscape Exercise

ISO: 200

f: 25.0

S: 1/160

10/17/11

Back of PAA

The trees work really well in this picture. The one thing I would do differently is raise the aperture to let in more light. I cropped this photo from all sides except the top and then made this brighter.

ISO: 200

f: 13.0

S: 1/160

Back of PAA

10/17/11

I would choose a completely different element to focus on in the foreground because the bush really has no characteristic at all. The sky in this photo is really the best attribute in this photo. In Photoshop, I cropped the bottom and left side of this photo and then I messed with the levels to bring out the background of this photo and darken the foreground.

ISO: 200

f: 13.0

S: 1/160

Back of PAA

10/17/11
I would really like to take out the soccer goals and cars in this photo. The sky is really pretty and is the best thing about this photo. I cropped out some of the bottom and then changed the levels making the photo darker. I also, messed with the color levels.

Week 8- Visual Elements of Fall

f: 5.3

S: 1/50

ISO: 800

10/10/11

 Front of PAA

I cropped this photo on the left side and darkened it a little.

The strongest point of this photo would have to be the bright green moss because it is the only bright color in this photo.

f: 5.6

S: 1/50

ISO: 800

10/10/11

Front of PAA

I simply darkened this photo.

The strongest point of this photo is the middle of the branch because it is the focal point.

f: 8.0

S: 1/30

ISO: 800

10/12/11

Back of PAA

I darkened this photo just a little bit.

The strongest point of this photograph is definitely the fact that it isn't completely in focus. There is a soft look to this photo.

f: 8.0

S: 1/30

ISO: 800

10/12/11

Back of PAA

I changed the brightness and contrast and I made the background darker so that the yellow of the flower would pop even more than it already did.

The strongest point of this photograph is the yellow of the flower because everything else in the photo is almost black so, the yellow really stands out.

f: 5.6

S: 1/320

ISO: 3200

10/10/11

PAA

Front of PAA

I darkened this photo.

The strongest point of this photo is the red leaf that is on the right because it is the first pop of color after the plain white leaf.

Week 7- Summary

I enjoyed trying to capture the feeling of fall in my photographs. It was challenging because not many leaves have turned colors or fallen, but it was good to look for more detailed fall characteristics.

The critiquing process was one of my favorite things about this week because it was interesting to see what other people shoot and what they find interesting to photograph.

Week 7- Five Fall Images

f: 11.0

S: 1/100

ISO: 200

10/3/11

Front of PAA

I lightened this whole photo.

I don't like this picture. It needs a better composition.

f:10.0

S: 1/500

ISO: 200

10/3/11

Front of PAA

I cropped and darkened this photo.

This photo needed to have more fall colors, but the sky is a nice color.

f: 13.00

S: 1/320

ISO: 200

10/3/11

Back of PAA

I lightened the background and darkened the leaves.

All this photo needs is more color.

f: 9.0

S: 1/500

ISO: 200

10/ 3/11

Front of PAA

I just made this a little lighter than it already was.

I like this photo. Although, it could use some more color.

f: 9.0

S: 1/250

ISO: 200

10/ 3/11

Front of PAA

I changed the exposure.

Needs better lighting, but it has a nice angle.