Again taken at Houd Tor I like how despite there being a person in the shot there is no focus lost from the rock formation of the Tor. Again I would only change the grey sky that plagues the background.
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Hound Tor
I took another photograph at Hound Tor but decided to capture some of the surrounding landscape that makes up the majority of Dartmoor.
Hound Tor Rocks
A shot of Hound Tor and the rock formation. I like how well the rocks are focused on, perfectly framing them and making the subject of the shot very clear.
The Big Chair
Although the skies are very grey I feel I managed to take a photograph that frames the subject well. I would rather have taken the image under better lighting conditions but I am happy with the shot otherwise.
Dartmoor
I feel that living in Devon means I am obliged to photograph on Dartmoor for location photography. This was the perfect opportunity to take some photographs that show natural locations of interest.
(Images in following posts)
(Images in following posts)
Ilford Continued
On the Ilford site we found a couple of old wheel chairs. I took photographs of both. I like how the different setting compliments the subject differently. For instance how the trees in the background make one image brighter and are in juxtaposition of the subject, the run down wheel chair. Whereas the other setting make the images a lot eerier and creepier, whilst adding a darker element to the shot.
I have decided to edit this shot as I feel it could be a lot darker and eerier and I would like to exxagerate its dark and creepy qualities. To do this I am going to use burn and sharpen tools as well as playing with contrast and colour levels.
This was the result of my editing. I love the emphasis on the shadows and the grey's and blues in the shot.
Ilford
After a recent visit to Ilford I managed to take many shots of run down and derelict buildings, I think these are a great contrast to the previous images of Totnes and Sandygate as these relay a more friendly, bright and positive feeling, whereas these following shots are very grey and dark.
This was one of the first shots I took, using a manual shoot mode with digital image stablisation. It nicely frames 3 buildings which doesn't even start to capture the sheer amount of derelict buildings on the site.
This shot was a more close up look at one of the buildings. Really captures the age of the place as the plants creep over the building. Almost showing nature and man's creations coming together.
This was one of the first shots I took, using a manual shoot mode with digital image stablisation. It nicely frames 3 buildings which doesn't even start to capture the sheer amount of derelict buildings on the site.
This shot was a more close up look at one of the buildings. Really captures the age of the place as the plants creep over the building. Almost showing nature and man's creations coming together.
This shot was taken from inside one of the buildings and shows light spilling through the hole in the ceiling, I feel the light that trickles through helps to brighten the image up as well as cast some eerie shadows.
Monday, 20 April 2009
Totnes
I feel this photograph captures the local sense of community in Totnes as I managed to capture many subjects up the street in this image. The sunlight and clear skies meant I was able to take a very clear photo with minimal effort.
Sandygate
This time I have decided to include subjects in a location shot, this shot was not setup and I feel the pose gives a sense of confusion and possibly being fed up. This demonstrates the effect that a subject may have on a locational photograph as has setup a completely different mood.
Sunset 2
I feel this is one of my better shots that seems to capture the Devon countryside. I particularly like how the sun has hit the road. I also feel that it demonstrates the effect that different lighting has on locations, especially seeing as this was the same location I used in a previous post (ghostly trails) however that shot was taken early on a winter morning.
A pond?
Original shot of the pond, captured using the automatic settings on my digital camera for a quick trouble free shot.
A pond from another angle?
Not too sure if this was a pond or not but felt it made for a good example of nature in my location project.
Sandygate Quarry 3
Took a trip to Sandygate, sunny weather allowed for great natural lighting on some images.
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
New post for project:
I took this photograph on a winter morning down a quiet country lane, I like how the road apears to fade away into the distance
and also how my breath in front of the lense has created a ghostly,
foggy effect. This has made the photograph seem slightly eerier
than originally intended.
These photos were taken close to the image above, however I managed to catch the sk
yline along the hedge as the rising sun hit the clouds. I think the hedge helps to show where the photograph has been taken and makes the photograph seem like a countryside style photograph.
A2 Specialist project:
Finally decided to update the blog. Have chosen my topic for my specialist project and I am going to be looking at locational photography and possibly landscape photography. I am going to experiment with taking photographs of chosen settings under different lighting conditions and possibly different weathers. This topic will more than likely have a more rural theme as I live in South Devon and there is a lot of farm and moorland surrounding me.
These two photographs were taken outside my house when it was snowing, I am also going to take photographs of the location under different weather conditions. However I do feel that the snow has brightened the driveway as usually it is very dull and grey so the snow makes the image much brighter and more attractive. I took these photographs using a quickshoot mode to try and avoid blurring the falling snow.
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