Friday, April 30, 2010

Blog 8 - Reflections




I love the sky's reflection in the pond - its hard to believe this pond is actually a very muddly brown colour but the light and subsequent sky reflection disguises the rather unattractive looking water. When composing this picture, I used the rule of thirds but on a sloping angle for an alternative approach - resulting in a very interesting picture.




This is a photo of a truck trunk with peeling bark. The photo was taken at Sunset and I have played with the colours in photoshop to enhance the glow lighting. I love the rich texture, colour and shadows in this piece and the different angle created by shooting in a birds eye position.






Whilst walking around the pond I discoverd this huge tuft of grass. I loved the symmetary of the grass and the contrasting colours within the grass. I also love the bold, heavy lines in the actual grass blades yet the brown dry seed blades are very delicate.



I discovered these green seed pods whilst at a park with my children. I loved their shape, colour, pattern and texture. They sort of remind me of prickly watermelons. I used the Macro settings on the DSLR and arranged on a bright dirt background for contrast. I have tweaked the colours in Photoshop and cropped the picture for a more narrower pictu to further enhance the seed pods. Whilst at the same park as above, I was able to capture this little scene of dead dock weed with a muddy pond in the background. I love how the colours compliment each other and the muted tones give a feeling of peace.




A closer shot of the dead Dock weed and I've played the colours up in Photoshop. I used the Macro camera settings hence one is able to note the detailed spider web on the dock weed.









This is a shot of a Conifer tree branch. The Macro setting was once again used and only the exposure was altered in Photoshop - the colours are as they were. I love the rigid structure of the leaves and the resulting pattern created.











Same as above, but different angle.














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