Chain on the Water - Photo #2

-Objective 2

Camera mode: M (it allows me to control the picture to my liking)

f stop: 5.6 (it gives me a wider depth of field)

Shutter speed: 1/125 (it worked with my exposure)

ISO: 100 (I was shooting in bright sunlight)

Focal length: 75mm (to get less of a warped image)

 

-Objective 3

Principles

•Movement (following the chain)

•Balance (between the whites and the blacks)

Elements

•Shape (used organic shapes with a chain)

•Value (on the chain in the reflecting sun in the water)

•Texture (on the surface of the water and the ground)

 

-Objective 4

I used direct lighting in order to get the reflection effect

 

-Objective 5

•HDR (3 photos)

•Changed contrast with curves

•Sharpened (within HDR Pro)

•Resized

 

-Objective 6

I feel that this was my best HDR, I made the photo look artistic but not to the point where it looks overdone. The lighting worked well with it reflecting in the water. The photo itself give a soft and relaxing feeling. I could have used a few more photos for the HDR, but it worked well enough.

 

Done