The first photo was taken on an overcast morning. The church looks a little dark to me, and the mood of the photo makes me feel a little bland. This photo is my least favorite of the three. I should have concentrated on framing it a little better when I took it. I also don't like the single fence post in the foreground. I feel like the picture would have been better if I had used the fence to frame the bottom of the picture like I did in picture 2.
The second photo was taken on the same day at about noon. The sky was much clearer, and there were a few clouds in the sky. The church looks a little more cheerful to me. I tried to take this picture at a greater distance to include some of the clouds. I don't like the way the single cloud is in back of the steeple. I also tried to work on framing my subject with the trees and the fence line., which I feel worked well.
The third picture was my favorite. By the time I took this it was late afternoon, and there were a lot of shadows in the field in front of the church. To me this picture has the best feel to it. It feels a lot more tranquil then the other two, mainly because of the lighting. I feel like the shadows actually become the subject with the church in the background, even though the church was what I was trying to capture.
This assignment showed me how using natural light at different times of the day can really change the mood of a photo. Although I was simply trying to capture different light sources, I see how different lighting can achieve a different "Feel" even if the subject remains the same.
The lighting in the first picture is by far the prettiest. What a nice spot! The blue sky in the middle picture is pretty cool against the red of the church and the green of the barn.
ReplyDeleteExcellent work on these! It takes a lot of patience to use daylight to show the differences in lighting. I hope you notice the differences that the colors go through in the different lighting situations. In the bright sunlight the green grass is almost white and in the cloudy day shot, and the shadows the grass is a much deeper green.
ReplyDeleteThe main thing I would challenge you with out of this assignment is to make sure your horizon line is level.
Great shots! I have to agree the first photo has the best color and lighting. It is true that the best photo's that are taken are on cloudy days.
ReplyDeleteI like how all the pictures are from about the same distance and angle but the different shades of light are really cool! Great Job!
ReplyDeleteI tried to capture them all from the same spot. Unfortunately when the sun came out it was hard to get a clear photo from exactly the same place. Thanks for the comments everyone!
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