Abstract

Our task to create 8 abstract images, 4 colour and 4 black and white.  I struggled with this task a little, not really knowing how much to manipulate the images after taking them.  Results below:

f5/6, iso 400m shutter 2.5
out of focus

f/7.1, iso 400, shutter 1/6
saturation, tint, rotate

f/5, iso 400, shutter 1/3
rotate

f/10, iso 100, shutter 1/320
rotate, saturation

f/5, iso 100, shutter 1/50
saturation, black & white

f/5.6, iso 400, shutter 1/2
black & white

f/5, iso 400, shutter 1.6
black & white

f/6.3, iso 400, shutter 1/6
black & white, rotate

I found this task quite difficult but i'm not sure why, bit of a mental block I think.  Overall i'm fairly pleased with the results above and hopefully they suitably represent the 'abstract' theme

A walk in Derbyshire .......

Today, i met with a friend for a walk in Derbyshire, I took my camera which i'd checked and prepared the night before by charging the battery in full and checking the memory card was empty.  I was hopeful that the weather might be good as every time I've been out with my camera it's been cloudy and dull, I got off to a good start but by the time i'd parked the cloud had moved in and I thought it was going to rain!  I considered re-thinking my theme and going with 'dull' rather than 'water' :oD

However, it turned out to be fab, with loads of photo opportunities and i'm very pleased with the results.  A selection below .......



f/5, iso 100, shutter 1/50



f/6.3, iso 100, shutter 1/6



f/5, iso 200, shutter 1/20



f/6.3, iso 200, shutter 1/15

f/5, iso 200. shutter 1/15

f/5, iso 200, shutter 1/15

f/5.6, iso 200, shutter 1/13

f/5.6, iso 200, shutter 1/50

f/4.5, iso 200, shutter 1/40, edited to b&w

I'm pleased with the images above and others that I have taken today, i'm confident 1 or 2 will contribute to my 'final 6'.  I love the effect of using a slow shutter speed on moving water to give a 'smokey' effect, but think I got a bit carried away wiht it and wish i'd taken some with a faster shutter speed to capture the water as it looked as well as using the slow shutter speed.

Squares

I love Charlie Waite and his 'squares' and he will be one of my research artists.  I thought i'd apply this to a few of my own images and have posted a selection below:

1. Original
F/16, iso 100, shutter 1/100

1a. cropped, straigthened, colour adjusted



2. Original
f/9, iso 100, shutter 1/80




2a. cropped, colour adjusted slightly




3. Original
f/9, iso 100, shutter 1/100




3a. cropped and b&w





4. Original
f/8, iso 100, shutter 1/10




4a. cropped



I really like the results of cropping images to a square and I think it would work in most instances.  I particularly like image 3, both the original and black & white crop. 

 

White Balance

In the last class we were introduced to ‘white balance’ and asked to experiment using the white balance setting on our camera.  I have taken a series a photographs of the same object using each setting to show the differences.

WB Setting - Auto

WB Setting - Daylight

 

WB Setting - Shade
Will warm up the shot just a touch




WB Setting - Cloudy
Will warm up the shot a little more than the shady setting



WB Setting - Tungsten
For use indoors with bulb (incandescent) lighting
Cools down colours

WB Setting - Flourescent
For use with flourescent lighting
Warms up colours

WB Setting - WB (with flash)
For use when shooting with camera flash
Will warm up the shot to compensate for the 'cool' flash light

WB Setting - Auto

 

WB Setting - Daylight




WB Setting - Shade

 

WB Setting - Cloudy

 

WB Setting - Tungsten



WB Setting - Flourescent

WB Setting - WB

This was an interesting excercise and I will look forward to putting what i've learnt into practice.