The photos in this assignment are compiled from three separate outings. I first went to the outskirts of Vancouver to photograph birds. Focus and noise were big issues given the cloudy day and rendered many of my shots unusable. I had to balance between ISO and shutter speed to produce an image that is a compromise between noise and motion blur. On my second shoot, I went to Grouse Mountain with my friends. We waited a couple of hours for sunset, but in the end, it was well worth it. The clouds helped accentuate the landscape; it acted as a frame to draw attention to the subject and made the picture more interesting. On my third photo shoot, I went to downtown. I really liked the first downtown picture because the sun just catches the top of the building. Also, the clouds in the sky “pointed” towards the building which contributed in isolating the subject. The second and third picture of downtown, although taken metres apart, tell a very different story; the first one emphasized the cars on the street while the second one emphasized the pedestrians on the side walk. The motion blur on both pictures give it a sense of time. The raindrops on the lens and water on the ground greatly aided me in telling a story of a rainy Vancouver night. At this point, my pictures show the good side of Vancouver. However, if this set of photos is a book, I want the reader to know the whole story. This is why I included the picture of the quiet alleyway and the homeless person. I got yelled at by the homeless person for taking photos so I quickly retreated to avoid a conflict. Vancouver is where I live, and downtown and nature are what represents Vancouver. *note: on the third to last picture, the blob on the left was not done purposely. I included this photo because I liked how just the feet are sharp and how the people tried to walk around the camera instead of towards it.
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