The TREE

PLAYIN W/ COLOR

WHICH ONE IS TRUE COLOR?

LANDSCAPE BLK/WHT VS. COLOR

Hancock Michigan Landscapes

From where I was standing it looks as if the train is chuggin up into thin air, the sky and snow blend together so well that the train creates the rule of thirds and the tree gives a balance to the photo. 

The mine hoist ~ Balanced, S-curve. The sky looked so beautiful it seemed like the right moment to capture this photograph. 

The old shack built into the incline of the hill was very intresting to me.  Shall I say it's gravitational pull captured my attention producing a balanced worms eye view in a great depth of field.   

The Houghton Cannel
( S-curve ).  This photo was ment to have a great depth of field, but not a strong enough lense to capture its true beauty.  

Sobor on Vitamin C

This photo was taken with the flash on.  Compair it to "High on Vitamin C" and see the clear results of the flash being used vs not using the flash.  Although there is a slight blur above the snow and around the orange.  (It could be because I was shivering :)  Again the flash also darkens the back ground.

High on Vitamin C

Worms eye view with out flash.  Mid evening lighting gives a tint to the picture.  Again I see the rule of thirds, S~Curve and in some cases I see balance since the orange is positioned in the center.  (The orange was placed upon a snow bank as I knelt down to take the photo.)

frozen OJ yooper style

A balanced birds eye view with flash.  The roundness of the orange gives the photo a S~curve effect aswell.

frozen OJ concentrate

A birds eye view with out the flash.

FLASH WAS USED WITH THIS PHOTO AND HAS THE SAME LIGHTING AS "CENTER OF ATTENTION"  GIVING A BLACKEND BACK GROUND................THATS STRANGE.  MORE LIGHTING THE DARKER THE RESULTS.

CENTER OF ATTENTION

PHOTO BY SUE ELLEN CARLSON

RULE OF THIRDS

BALANCE

S~CURVE

GREAT DEPTH OF FIELD

EYE LEVEL

LIGHTING SOURCE IS COMING DIRECTLY ABOUVE THE SUBJECT FROM  CEILING FAN'S ENEGRY EFFICIENT LIGHT BULBS WHICH GIVES BRIGHT CONTRASTS.  

THE FORGOTTEN FRUIT

THIS ORANGE IS MY CHOSEN STILL LIFE OBJECT.    AT EYE LEVEL I POSITIONED THE SUBJECT, MILK AND OJ TO CREATE MY PORTRAIT INTO THE RULE OF THIRDS CATEGORY .  THE ROUNDNESS OF THE ORANGE AGAINST THE WHITE MILK GIVES AN S~CURVE EFFECT ALSO.  USING ONLY THE LIGHTING FROM THE REFRIGORATOR, GIVES THE PHOTO A CLEAN, FRESH,  MAGESTIC GLOW TO MY INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPH.

 

MILK DOES A BODY GOOD AND USUALLY IS DRANK AT EVERY MEAL.  OJ IS A TANGY SHOT OF VITAMIN C TO HELP KEEP THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN CHECK.  THESE PRODUCTS ARE USUALLY FOUND ON THE TOP SHELF IN MY REFRIGERATOR.  FOR THE FORGOTTON FRUIT, IT'S HOME WAS BURRIED IN THE BOTTOM DRAWER WAITING TO BE REDISCOVERD.................AND HERE SHE IS; FRECKELD AND FRAGILE.  

Lovely Dove Photo~ Sue Ellen Carlson

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Stephen Alvarez has been a National Geographic Photographer since 1995.  His views has many different aspects of culture, religion and exploration among  other intrestest.    Stephen has won many awards through out his  career. 

Check out his blog www.picturestoryblog.com

I believe the Rule of thirds and S-curve are the compositional stratagies of this photograph.

In this landscaped photo the stars are so bold it is the first thing that catches my attention.  The shadow of the trees is so black it configures down to where the rocks and water is highlighted by a person shining a light. The three different view points are actually broken down into thirds which is self explanitory.

(Sky, trees, water) 

The S-curve I see in the photo is the black shadows of the trees that make your eye drawn to the bottom of the photograph. 

What is the subject matter?  Star light vs man made light????

Not too sure what category this photograph ties in with. 

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  Discriptive- yes it is taken on a croc hunt by a National Geographic Photographer but does it make it Scientific? Surveillance because the Photographer is watching from behind and captured such a wide view of the sky to the ground?
  
  
  
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  Interpretive?  The beauty of the stars vs the darkness highlighted by man?
  
  
  
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  Aestheically evaluative?  Photograph could be confusing on what is the subject?