Share and Critique 2

Seattle Blog post

I went to Seattle on Wednesday, I really wanted a photo like this, but it was just not possible. So I hope to  get a photo someday like this.

Just for fun

This photo was more just for fun playing with different editing settings.

Critique

 This is another photo I was playing with. Due to the sun, I feel the ducks are a little overexposed and the leaves need brightening just to add color and saturation.

 I played with editing this photo. This is the original, I tried cropping it and maybe bringing out the colors a little more. I wanted other input.

I really like how the starts came out in this, and how you can see the constellation Orion. But I want the brightness in the middle, from streetlights, to not be as loud.

Night

A little late but this was taken from the courtyard area of Rimview one night.

CRITIQUE

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/08/30/best-photo-editing-tips-for-beginners-18-quick-fixes-to-common-image-problems/2/

Since we've begun talking about editing, I looked into some ways to edit, and came across this website. It is a tool for beginners looking to edit their photos. In this particular example, they are using Photoshop to better their pictures. Even though we won't be using that program as much, we are still using a lot of the same concepts that are described on the website.

 Rules of Dominance Examples:


Sharpness is more attractive than blur...

Red is more attractive than yellow...

Light is more attractive than dark...

I was exploring through photographs of places I intend to someday visit. This upcoming summer I am planning on taking a trip to Australia. So I was looking through different places in Australia, I hope to see some of these while I am there. The landscapes are beautiful, the wildlife, I feel, is very interesting. And I hope to be able to take some pictures similar to these.

This past weekend I was at Riverfront Park and was taking photos of the birds in the area. To be honest, I have never seen a seagull in Montana and found it odd. Out of all the photos, this was my favorite. There was also a pure white duck, which I have never seen before. The photo was taken with a Pentax K-50.

Cocoa Beach

This photo was taken by Matthew Paulson. It is a photo of Cocoa Beach and is close to home for me.

I know the main focus of this is the airplane. However; the reason I took this photo was the fact that there was the double rainbow that I was able to capture seemingly going through the airplane. We talked a little about rainbows in our previous class and I remembered this photo from a night at work after a rather large rain storm that had just passed. This was also taken with a Samsung Galaxy Note 4.

Rimview Nighttime

One night, a friend thought that taking photos of the sky, since it was so clear, was a good idea. With this particular image, you get the brightness of the moon but it does not take away the light from the trees. You can see the dark blue of the night sky with the cloud accenting it.

Leadership Summit

This was taken during the Leadership Summit I attended before New Student Orientation. The focus happened to come out really well on the single flower so you don't really have the distraction of the background images. This camp was really in the middle of nowhere, Montana. However; it was a beautiful location with many photographic opportunities.

Zoo Montana

Out of the many times I have visited the Zoo Montana, I have always loved trying to get photos of the peacocks and other animals in a more natural, non-caged environment. This particular peacock was extremely photogenic this day and I have many photos of him, but this is by far my favorite.