I've really got to start doing my homework when it's not raining. But, aside from being wet and a little muddy, this week's assignment was pretty fun! I used my brothers this week--the little one's cute, and the bigger one can throw a frisbee. Many times. Without being annoyed that he has to keep throwing it, because none of my shots are working. And I am grateful.
Frozen Action:
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| 1/1000 f/5.0 ISO: 3200 |
This was a sweet catch by my brother. Usually he won't let me take pictures of him, but I guess he doesn't mind as long as a frisbee is involved. I must admit that I did crop it to get rid of the not-so-lovely water tank that has taken residence in the park near our house. And it's a little grainy from the high ISO. But I like it overall. And I thank Eric for coming out to throw a frisbee for me even though he had a fireside and couldn't change first.
Implied Action:
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| 1/40 f/8.0 ISO: 400 |
This is my other little brother. He's usually not making such weird faces. He really got a kick out of throwing leaves up in the air though. You can see the implied motion of his hands and the leaves falling. We tried this many times. It was harder to keep him frozen and the leaves blurry than I thought it would be. Especially since he doesn't hold still for very long. But I think it turned out ok. I would have liked a few more falling leaves, but there's only so much you can ask from a seven-year old.
Panning (P.S. This is harder than you would think.) :
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| 1/30 f/11 ISO: 400 |
So, this one I like, but the frisbee's not even really in focus. I do feel like I did pretty good with it as far as speed though. But it kind of hurts my head to look at it, since everything is blurry, but still recognizable. It drives me a little nuts.
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| 1/6 f/22 ISO: 400 |
This one I like better, since everything is really blurry except for the frisbee. I also like that I caught it on its curve--it adds an interesting effect. But I can tell that this is something that I'm going to have to practice with a lot. I seriously took about 20 panning photos, most of the time I over-anticipated the speed and movement of the frisbee. But hope is not lost. I can't wait to practice with this more.
I am so glad we got to play with shutter speed this week! It's so great to know what to expect from different speeds. And it helps a lot to be able to apply last week's lessons about metering to the pictures as well. I would have been totally lost without metering on this assignment. Most of my pictures would be overexposed, and the rest would be really underexposed! Metering is so helpful. :)
The frozen action shot of your brother is great with the contrast of his white shirt and black pants against the texture that the leaves add to the picture. The implied motion photo is good too - your little brother's expression adds to the action!
ReplyDeleteI love that frisbee shot of your brother.....it's hard to get these busy bodies to freeze in a shot. Good work! And even the frisbee flying through the air is interesting. And haha, I kept trying and trying too. Tricky little panning shots. We'll get 'em! :)
ReplyDeleteI think you did great job with your frozen image and implied motion image. I especially love the blur of the falling leaves.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot with your brother both jumping and catching. And I do love the expression on your little brother's face! Nice work!
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Oh Heather! These are so fun!
ReplyDeleteHooray for good brothers! I think it sounds like you found a great way to take your brothers picture since he usually doesn't like the idea :)
Frozen: Great frozen action shot! You totally caught the moment! I like the crop too. Sounds like it was a great addition to the composition!
Panning: SUPER AWESOME! You did great! This indeed is hard. I like the second one best! Probably because you can notice it more, but the effect is really strong and really artsy :)
Great job!
Implied Motion: This is a challenge if you are trying to freeze something that is moving and imply something else :) ha ha! I haven't tried to do both at the same time before! Perhaps an easier solution would have been to have someone else throw leaves off camera and have his arms outstretched, if you were wanting him to be frozen, plus have implied motion in the leaves. The one challenge here, is that our leaves--though totally blurred--are having a hard time standing out against the camouflaged background. If this is the case, it might be a fun challenge to look around you and see what other angles you might be able to shoot from that actually place your perspective of the leaves in a different spot. For example, getting low on the ground and shooting up, might place the leaves in the sky which will help them pop out even more.