Landscapes and Nature Project (Part 1)

Horizontal Closeup

Aperture: f / 4.0

Shutter Speed: 1/250

ISO: 100

This picture was taken in a field off of West Hill in Putney, Vermont. I saw the cattails on the edge of the field, and I thought they would be a great closeup photo opportunity. I really love how the low aperture makes the cattails in front really in focus, and everything behind them is blurry. I also really like the snow flurries in the background, and how there are the little pieces of fuzz on the cattails. If I could change something about this photo, I think I would have tried to focus on one individual cattail rather than two. 

Horizontal Landscape (Panorama)

Aperture: f / 22.0

Shutter Speed: 1/15

ISO: 100

This picture was taken on Bunker Road, in Dummerston, Vermont. I really like how the higher aperture makes everything in focus. This photo was kind of hard to take, because I had to make the tripod very tall to be able to get this landscape over the huge snowbank next to where I was standing. Once I merged the pictures together, I made the colors stand out more, especially the blue in the sky. If I could change this picture, I would try to make the snow pile at the bottom of the image more white, and less yellow.

Vertical Closeup

Aperture: f / 5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/4000

ISO: 400

This picture was taken at my grandparents house in Putney, Vermont. I was sitting on a stool on their deck for about 30 minutes, just taking pictures of the birds. I am really proud of this picture. I had been trying to get a shot of a bird in flight for the entire time, but the birds weren't being very cooperative. When I finally got one, I was very happy. I like how the high shutter speed makes the bird and it's wings really in focus. I also think that the color of the sky is really nice in the background. Thats what I focused on fixing in bridge, making the blue sky stand out a lot. I'm honestly not really sure what else I would want to change about this image. I'm really happy with how it turned out!