Journal #18

I took this picture outside my house on Wednesday night. I thought the sky looked really pretty from my window, and when I went and looked there was a giant rainbow outside. I went out to take a picture of it, and this is my favorite one I got. I had to move around in my yard a lot to get a good angle, and I also got some trees in the foreground. I really like the composition of it, and also the colors of the sky and rainbow are really beautiful. If I could retake this, I'd try and get the entire rainbow in the frame, instead of just part of it. 

Nighttime Photography: Part 2

Light Painting-

Aperture: f / 5.3

Shutter Speed: 20.0

ISO: 400

I took this picture at my house. This is my friend Alyssa, and we both decided to do our light painting project together. It took a few tries to get this picture right. I first lit Alyssa up with a flashlight, and then moved a color app on my ipod around behind her. I like how lit up she ended up being, but I think I could've done a better job painting with color behind her.

Light Painting-

Aperture: f / 4.0

Shutter Speed: 20.0

ISO: 200

This is my favorite picture from the night photography unit. I took this in my backyard, and it was pretty scary to do, and there were a few sparks that I had to stomp out, but the picture turned out really nice so it was worth it! I like how the orb isn't in the center of the frame, because I think it really applies to the rule of thirds. If I could retake this, I would probably just think more about my location.

Landscape-

Aperture: f / 8.0

Shutter Speed: 642.0

ISO: 200

This is a picture looking up at my grandparents field. I really like the colors that came out in the sky. I'm not sure what caused that, but it looks really nice. I also like the birdhouse in the foreground. If i could retake this picture, I would probably just think about finding a different location to shoot, so I had more of a scenic view.

Landscape-

Aperture: f / 14.0

Shutter Speed: 602.0

ISO: 200

This is my last landscape photo. I'm honestly really not very happy with how this picture came out, because its VERY noisy, and the colors also look kind of weird. I think the blurriness of it might be because I had to hold down the button to take the picture for 10 minutes, because I couldn't get the trigger to work, so there is probably just a little bit of camera shake. I would change a lot about this photo if I could, but mainly just trying to make it less noisy.

In The Style Of- Photo #2

In the Style of Amalia Elena Verelli-

Aperture: f / 16.0

Shutter Speed: 1/60

ISO: 400

This picture was taken in the studio with flash lighting. I'm not sure what kind of flower this is, but I really like the color and form of it. This is similar to Amalia's work, and I think that the camera setting she uses are probably pretty similar to the ones I used. I used a tripod to take this picture, and had the light directly on the flower. If I could redo this picture, I think I would try and make the flower a little sharper, so it had more detail. Other than that, I think this picture is similar to Amalia's work, and I'm pleased with how it came out.

Journal #17

Aperture: f / 4.0

Shutter Speed: 20.0

ISO: 400

I took this picture while shooting for nighttime photography. I'm not using it for the project, because I got another steel wool photo that I think came out a lot better. I think that the "O" shape that the sparks are making is kind of cool, but at the same time I wish that it had come out as a full orb. My wool burnt out too quickly, why is why it didn't come out. If I were to retake this picture, I would get a full orb of sparks, and also change my location a little so I didn't have the tree of line on the right of the orb (which was my dog's leash thing).

In The Style Of- Photo #1

In the Style of Amalia Elena Verelli-

Aperture: f / 13.0

Shutter Speed: 1/160

ISO: 400

I took this picture in the studio in the BUHS photo room. I used a telephoto lens, and in photoshop I sharpened it a lot. I used flash, and I set up this flower in a vase, and positioned it so I could get a lot of light on it. My photographer mainly takes photos of flowers in the darkroom, and she uses similar lighting to what I used, so I think that this works really well as an in the style of picture. Next time, I think I'm going to try and get a more detailed flower, so I can try and get more details in the photo. But overall, I think this picture came out pretty nice!

Nighttime Photography: Part 1

City/Town 1 (Car Trails)

Aperture: f / 8.0

Shutter Speed: 476.0

ISO: 200

I took this picture on Western Avenue in Brattleboro looking down at the highway. I really like how the highway curves and goes behind the trees. I also think the exposure turned out pretty well! The cars on the highway were going through pretty steadily, so I didn't have to wait long to get this picture. It took me two tries to get this picture, because the first time was a tiny bit over exposed, so I did it again. My shutter was open for 476 seconds, so I got a lot of car trails in this picture. I wish that the yellow sign on the right wasn't in the picture, but the car's headlights illuminated it so it showed up. Also, I'm not completely sure how the blue light in the middle got there, but I think it's pretty cool. Overall I'm happy with how this came out!

City/Town 2

Aperture: f / 5.3

Shutter Speed: 9.0

ISO:100

I took this picture on Main Street in Brattleboro. It had just rained a little bit, so I was able to get the light reflecting off of the road, which I really like. I had a 9 second exposure for this picture, so it didn't take too long to take. I did have to take multiple shots, though, because care would keep driving into the frame and making it too bright. If I could change something about this picture, I would try and get it without any car headlights. There was a car parked that had its headlights on, and I didn't have time to wait for them to leave or turn their headlights off, so I had to get it in the photo. Other than that, I'm happy with how this picture came out!

Star Trails (Extra Credit)

Aperture: f / 10.0

Shutter Speed: 879.0

ISO: 200

I took this picture in my backyard in Putney. I really wanted to get some star trail pictures, so I was super excited that this one came out well! I had a 15 minute exposure, so I had o wait awhile to get this picture. I was happy that it came out, but it was also terrifying because when I came out to get my camera, there was a spider on it. Other than that, I really enjoyed taking this picture! I'm not sure why the bottom of the sky looks more orangey, but I think it looks nice. I'm happy with how this star trail picture turned out!

Journal #16

I took this picture on Sunday at Walker Farm in Dummerston. I was walking around and I thought that these flowers which were on a tree/bush looked really pretty! I like how the lower aperture makes the flowers, branches, and ground in the background look more blurry. If I were to take this picture again, I would move the camera up a little more so I got the full flower petals in the frame. Overall, I like how this picture came out!

Journal #15

I took this picture Tuesday on the bus ride to my track meet. I thought the apple I had looked kind of like a "perfect apple" with the single leaf on it. I didn't really have much option for where to take this picture, because I was on a bus. So, I had tho place the apple in my hand. I would've preferred to have it placed on a table or something like that. I think that this image is really sharp, and the fast shutter speed and low aperture allowed for the focus to be kept on the apple. If I could retake this picture I just wish I could've been in a different location!