Gabe J Blk C
Wildlife Photography, Photo #1 (Out and About)
Title of photo: Wildlife Photography, Photo (#1)
Photo Number: 1
Objective 3: Elements and Principles of Design
The Principles of Design Demonstrated:
Emphasis: This photo shows emphasis, (although not as well as I wish it did) by blurring most of the photo around (and, unfortunately on) the main subject, the log. The background is blurred well, effectively pushing the eye away and letting focus be set on the detailed moss on the log.
Unity: I feel that this photo shows unity well, everything in the photo “belongs,” most of the photo is either green or brown, which can relate to leaves and moss, bark and dirt, and are both very natural colours. The background is mostly yellow (in some way) which I also feel is a natural colour, but usually thought of as for flowers, but in this case, leaves in autumn.
The Elements of Design Demonstrated:
Line: I feel like the only real line in this photo is the (mostly) straight line that the log creates, although it points off into nowhere, I cannot seem to feel like the left curve of the log leads the line (maybe because it is the side that is more visible, and not as blurred where it starts?)
Colour: I really like the colours in this photo, the light green moss on the log being my favourite. I really enjoy how the blurred background is the only change of colour (besides some of the orangey-red needles on the left side) in the photo! The entire foreground fits a very solid and familiar colour scheme, green and brown, like a tree. I feel that this gives the photo a very nice atmosphere.
Form: I think that the 3D effect in this photo comes from the texture of the moss in the middle of the photo, and in the detailed sprouts on the left side of the photo. Although there is not much shadow on this photo, you can see that these bits of the photo pop out from the log and create their own small spots of shadow.
Space: I think that the positive and negative space in this photo is harder to identify than my others, as the end of the log is blurred and kind of bleeds into the background, and some of the bush beside the log is in detail. The main positive space in this photo is meant to be the log and bush on the left side, but some of the log was blurred along with the very bottom of the bushy area. The negative space was just meant to be the background, but the way that the very front bit of the photo blurred out, that seems like some negative space as well.
Texture: I really wish that the photo has more texture, the middle of the photo, the log, is only textured in the middle. I really wish I had set a higher aperture so I could have a larger depth of field, that way, more of the log would be in focus compared to now, where only the very middle bit has any focus.
Objective 4: Lighting
Type of lighting: This photo was mostly back lighting, the light was streaming into the small area I was in by the area in the back of the photo, and there was a lot of tree cover giving me shade from above.
Objective 5: Post Production
Corrections/adjustments made AND/OR techniques applied: I think that I messed with some curves and sharpened, I cannot remember exactly what I did
Objective 6: Critique
I really like the detail in the middle of the photo, I find the moss very interesting to look at, I really wish that I used a slightly larger depth of field, and maybe focused the camera on the closest part of the log in order to get it all in focus. This is a photo I would really like to take again since I figured out more about depth of field, but I cannot shoot this exact photo again because of all the snow.
Objective 7: Photographic Styles
Type/style of photography: Wildlife Photography
Camera mode Used: I am assuming that I used P mode to take this photo, as I did not know how to use the other modes when this photo was taken.
F Stop Used: 5.6, I did not know how to change this, if I did I probably would have set the depth of field longer so I could have more of this photo in focus, I do not like how the log is blurry in the top and bottom bits, but I still like the photo.
Shutter Speed Used: 1/100 I am not very good with shutter speed, this was probably picked by P mode.
ISO used: 400, I figured that it was a good amount of ISO since it was very sunny but I was underneath some trees, which had some shade.
Exposure compensation: Not used.
Focal length: 40mm, Set from the amount of zoom.
Wildlife Photography, Photo #1 (Out and About)
Title of photo: Wildlife Photography, Photo (#1)
Photo Number: 1
Objective 3: Elements and Principles of Design
The Principles of Design Demonstrated:
Emphasis: This photo shows emphasis, (although not as well as I wish it did) by blurring most of the photo around (and, unfortunately on) the main subject, the log. The background is blurred well, effectively pushing the eye away and letting focus be set on the detailed moss on the log.
Unity: I feel that this photo shows unity well, everything in the photo “belongs,” most of the photo is either green or brown, which can relate to leaves and moss, bark and dirt, and are both very natural colours. The background is mostly yellow (in some way) which I also feel is a natural colour, but usually thought of as for flowers, but in this case, leaves in autumn.
The Elements of Design Demonstrated:
Line: I feel like the only real line in this photo is the (mostly) straight line that the log creates, although it points off into nowhere, I cannot seem to feel like the left curve of the log leads the line (maybe because it is the side that is more visible, and not as blurred where it starts?)
Colour: I really like the colours in this photo, the light green moss on the log being my favourite. I really enjoy how the blurred background is the only change of colour (besides some of the orangey-red needles on the left side) in the photo! The entire foreground fits a very solid and familiar colour scheme, green and brown, like a tree. I feel that this gives the photo a very nice atmosphere.
Form: I think that the 3D effect in this photo comes from the texture of the moss in the middle of the photo, and in the detailed sprouts on the left side of the photo. Although there is not much shadow on this photo, you can see that these bits of the photo pop out from the log and create their own small spots of shadow.
Space: I think that the positive and negative space in this photo is harder to identify than my others, as the end of the log is blurred and kind of bleeds into the background, and some of the bush beside the log is in detail. The main positive space in this photo is meant to be the log and bush on the left side, but some of the log was blurred along with the very bottom of the bushy area. The negative space was just meant to be the background, but the way that the very front bit of the photo blurred out, that seems like some negative space as well.
Texture: I really wish that the photo has more texture, the middle of the photo, the log, is only textured in the middle. I really wish I had set a higher aperture so I could have a larger depth of field, that way, more of the log would be in focus compared to now, where only the very middle bit has any focus.
Objective 4: Lighting
Type of lighting: This photo was mostly back lighting, the light was streaming into the small area I was in by the area in the back of the photo, and there was a lot of tree cover giving me shade from above.
Objective 5: Post Production
Corrections/adjustments made AND/OR techniques applied: I think that I messed with some curves and sharpened, I cannot remember exactly what I did
Objective 6: Critique
I really like the detail in the middle of the photo, I find the moss very interesting to look at, I really wish that I used a slightly larger depth of field, and maybe focused the camera on the closest part of the log in order to get it all in focus. This is a photo I would really like to take again since I figured out more about depth of field, but I cannot shoot this exact photo again because of all the snow.
Objective 7: Photographic Styles
Type/style of photography: Wildlife Photography
Camera mode Used: I am assuming that I used P mode to take this photo, as I did not know how to use the other modes when this photo was taken.
F Stop Used: 5.6, I did not know how to change this, if I did I probably would have set the depth of field longer so I could have more of this photo in focus, I do not like how the log is blurry in the top and bottom bits, but I still like the photo.
Shutter Speed Used: 1/100 I am not very good with shutter speed, this was probably picked by P mode.
ISO used: 400, I figured that it was a good amount of ISO since it was very sunny but I was underneath some trees, which had some shade.
Exposure compensation: Not used.
Focal length: 40mm, Set from the amount of zoom.