For this assignment, I chose to shoot nature as my subject. I went to a park to find interesting subjects, but it turned out that the homogenous vegetation in the park was very boring. Thankfully, I brought my 70-200 which enabled me to isolate small(ish) subjects I found. I got somewhat lost in the forest after going off trail, but since you are reading this, I found my way out. The sunset picture was my favourite picture of the day. The sun rays are real. I shot 3 bracketed exposures and then merged them together. This photo shoot took me on an adventure and I’m glad to be writing about my photos safe at home.
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Over the course of one week, I’ve shot a lot of different photos. However, a shallow depth field and fall colors are present in all of my photos. I will not go into details for each photo, but the following will be a short summary on some photos. The first picture is water droplets on a dry maple leaf shot using the reverse lens technique. Having a large aperture allowed the use of a fast shutter speed which froze the water splashes on the second and third picture. I tried spot coloring for the first time on one picture which really isolated the subject. In the last two pictures, I had a backlit subject and the picture turned out great. I was very happy with the results and I’m looking forward to the next assignment.
This week’s assignment is about rain. This first picture is an upside down reflection of a building and trees in a puddle. I framed it so that there are areas of asphalt gradually transitioning into reflection like the lower right corner of the tree and the top of the sky. The second picture is a macro of water on a leaf. I used a long shutter speed (1.3s) to get the right exposure because I had to use a small aperture to get usable depth of field. Since I don’t have a macro lens, this picture was taken using the reverse lens technique which I found fun to use- except for focusing:).
Fall is upon us, and so is the beautiful foliage. I headed out to Stanley Park to capture the different colors of the leaves. The trees along the seawall produced a variety of colors and I loved the curved line of the seawall. It was a challenging scene because of the bright highlights in the clouds and the dark shadows in the trees which came out underexposed. I had to do some heavy editing to bring back life into the picture. As I was walking, I saw a beautiful tree and shot directly underneath it to give the picture a sense of scale. Beside the trail, I spotted some autumn crocuses among some fallen leaves. I shot the flower with a wide open aperture to give a shallow depth of field. From a towering tree to tiny flowers, and from the busy seawall to the lonely trail, fall is everywhere.
This was by far the most frustrating but most rewarding challenge yet. Two of the photos were taken at Stanley Park while the other two were taken at YVR Airport. I had taken hundreds of shots to get the four photos. I realized that horizontal movements too fast or too slow, or any vertical movements, will result in an unusable photo. At the airport, I really wished I had an ND filter because I was at the highest f/stop number and I was still getting overexposed shots. Anyways, I felt this was challenge was successful as it helped me realize that fast shutter speeds are not always necessary to create beautiful action shots.
I was very excited to photograph the eclipse because I have never seen an eclipse in real life before. I found the moon quickly, dialed in my settings (1.6s ISO 250 f/2.8), and composed my shot. I tried to frame the moon in the center of a few tree branches to make the picture more interesting and give it a sense of scale. I was pretty happy with the result, given that I left the tripod in the car and used the ground for stability. Who says you need a tripod to photograph the eclipse?
These are pictures of the Lions Gate Bridge. The first picture is one that a typical tourist would take. The picture is very flat and boring. The second picture has another perspective of Lions Gate Bridge. It is shot directly beneath the bridge. Although it taken on the same rainy day, this picture has much more life in it because of the green vegetation. The pristine paint on the metal supports contrasts with the rusted chain-link fence on the ground. The bridge supports on the other side of the water gives the picture a sense of depth
My symmetrical and asymmetrical photos are close up shots of plant leaves. Even though I used a wide aperture, I still had to shoot on a tripod. I found that it is easier to take asymmetrical photos than symmetrical ones. For the symmetrical picture, I had to find the perfect leaf without major imperfections on it and shoot it at a certain angle to make it centered. I really liked the symmetrical picture because of the contrasting veins on the leaf.
This photo was inspired by Adam Kokot. His photos are vibrant and exciting yet mostly in greyscale. This is an exciting photo of a cyclist in downtown Vancouver. I converted the picture to grey scale and added vignetting to make the mood dark and mysterious. I panned with the cyclist to make him stand out more against the background.
During summer, my family and I went to California for vacation. We went to Universal Studios in Hollywood and saw how movies were made and watched an amazing live show. Then, we headed to San Francisco. On the way, we saw some beautiful scenery from rolling hills to the pristine shoreline. As the sun set and we neared our destination, I saw some elephant seals sunbathing on a beach. Later, I visited Stanford and downtown San Francisco. It was a great experience and the most memorable experience of my summer.
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