Class Runs from August 28 - October 21, 2017 ” Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.” – George Eastman -
Monday, September 25, 2017
By the Sea.... i went to the lighthouse this weekend and took some pitures.
I'm sorry this came out so big I'm not sure why. I tried to republish and I cant seem to figure it out. When you click on each picture you can see them as the regular size.
Paula, I was able to click on your pictures in the editor and change them to the proper size. If you click and hovered near the bottom of the shot after you place it in the editor window you'll see a bunch of size links such as small, medium, and large. Clicking on the large one seems to make the best solution… Large enough to see on the blog before clicking on it but not so large that it encroaches into the right side margin.
A little bit of editing would be in order for the first shot. I've said a few times on the blog and my comments that horizon lines look best when they're rotated and made parallel to the top edge of the frame. As the focal point is the light on the rock it would also be good to darken the sky a little bit thus helping the viewer stay focused on the focal point.
Not so wild about the sculpture of the dolphin… It is backlit for one thing usually a major no-no and as an object it isn't as interesting to me as you are finding details of seafoam, rock, shells etc.
Ditto on the next one as well it to is backlit sitting in the middle of the frame and in terms of the goals of this assignment pretty uninteresting.
The next one of the lamppost would be improved by tilting the camera up a little bit and including more of the sky in this case. For me the most interesting part of the picture is the dramatic sky and the light reflecting on the water… So how can you focus on just those elements and fill the frame with strong composition?
The next one has a crooked horizon line again and you're quite far away from the potential subject which is down at the edge of the shoreline where the waves are breaking onto the beach. Looking down with your camera, you could probably take several interesting shots there you… might even catch some of the seagulls as well.
Finally the last one fits with our first assignment of downtown and the built environment… It's a good example though of how to make sky work well in a photograph as the sunlight hitting the lighthouse directly is what your camera is exposing for thus making the sky dramatically darker… That's a good thing.
I'm sorry this came out so big I'm not sure why. I tried to republish and I cant seem to figure it out. When you click on each picture you can see them as the regular size.
ReplyDeleteHi Paula, good job with your photos. I like the picture with the lamp post in it the sky looks great. I also like the lighthouse photo.
ReplyDeletePaula, I was able to click on your pictures in the editor and change them to the proper size. If you click and hovered near the bottom of the shot after you place it in the editor window you'll see a bunch of size links such as small, medium, and large. Clicking on the large one seems to make the best solution… Large enough to see on the blog before clicking on it but not so large that it encroaches into the right side margin.
ReplyDeleteA little bit of editing would be in order for the first shot. I've said a few times on the blog and my comments that horizon lines look best when they're rotated and made parallel to the top edge of the frame. As the focal point is the light on the rock it would also be good to darken the sky a little bit thus helping the viewer stay focused on the focal point.
Not so wild about the sculpture of the dolphin… It is backlit for one thing usually a major no-no and as an object it isn't as interesting to me as you are finding details of seafoam, rock, shells etc.
Ditto on the next one as well it to is backlit sitting in the middle of the frame and in terms of the goals of this assignment pretty uninteresting.
The next one of the lamppost would be improved by tilting the camera up a little bit and including more of the sky in this case. For me the most interesting part of the picture is the dramatic sky and the light reflecting on the water… So how can you focus on just those elements and fill the frame with strong composition?
The next one has a crooked horizon line again and you're quite far away from the potential subject which is down at the edge of the shoreline where the waves are breaking onto the beach. Looking down with your camera, you could probably take several interesting shots there you… might even catch some of the seagulls as well.
Finally the last one fits with our first assignment of downtown and the built environment… It's a good example though of how to make sky work well in a photograph as the sunlight hitting the lighthouse directly is what your camera is exposing for thus making the sky dramatically darker… That's a good thing.