Final Critique

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdeY9TImqmmv1g-KZVjZpmD-s_UsVZ7AkPi_wEg_bBJaPuUZatF8l0VDJ5D2aV8VLAM3I86k3O3S_ClK2_lfd3NzdqEQ7DmtrRFHRYrPhGOLqPF8ow4iQCXEWK01AWvZdpWbnXvNwP_EH/s1600/edited+4.jpg This photo was taken by BrieAnna Geck. The settings were ISO-100, F/13, 1/250s and a focal length of 32mm. The balance between the ISO and focal length was exelent. Overall I think this is a great photo because it captures a great picture of the rocks leading along side the river. The background is the only downfall to this picture because it is a little blurry so you instantly notice the blurr. My eye initally ran across the bright rocks then over the water to the blurred background. I would possibly try changing the focal length to capture a better image. Overall I really liked this picture. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u0aU2vJhonQ/Up4le45-4NI/AAAAAAAAAHg/Ww3eOy-42vE/s1600/IMG_5088.jpg This picture was taken by Cole Broadus using a Canon Rebel, 18mm-55mm lens, ISO100, f/9, 1/160sec. These settings seem appropriate for the picture. The picuture was well taken but I think it could've been cropped a little better. The rocks on the left and right seem to end or begin abruptly. The greens from the tree and the rocks protruding gave it a unique look. You couldn't do much to improve this picutre, besides to get closer and possibly wait for some clouds to fill in the gray sky. So I would have tried to wait for cloud coverage before taking this picutre even though it seems it was taken later in the evening. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AEnEVyTf2fC2unxmuYyCL-FVMYCVBiXNZTLUIeJxpRWGTSiXNBIX14Grxh8wRGoDPSNkx7LtcMarmDXiRpqlUKRlDtz6KsmSZPXclI7zLP0KPJZSm5LFqnfflW6YAWT0mCp-naccqc0/s1600/kc55.jpg This Picture was taken by Kacie Stone. She used a kodiak easyshare c713. I absolutely love this picture because the red really draws your attention because it is the only color in the photograph and it draws your attention more than any other color choice. The darker brush with the bright white snow contrasted great with the bright red barries. I couldn't recommended much to improve this picture. The only thing I could say is maybe to increase the ISO and/or somehow rid the extreme darkness on the right of the barries. Overall, I really liked this picture and it was one of my favorite. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZ3xpglBN3Ny1aQJsnWyrJS8VKVd-lhG8D-V1ZNGLXJCG8UZRJEu-_lQ9nf2FMrPURfYbZaTH2ZUWu8FbJXP1gsDqgqZY8DgsBpFZFtuzU8VS3DtJBlyCSXf96kurQ_dm9CVnk7nDk60/s1600/100_0914.jpg This Photograph was also taken by Kacie Stone. Her camera settings on this was 90 ISO, 6mm focal length, 1/60 exposure, 2.86 apt. I really like how she centered/off centered her photograph like we learned. This really kept my attention on the ice and not the greenish background. Even with the low ISO you can see every detail of the ice. I notice the white line that runs through the ice that allows your eye to move across the image (ice) and away from the poorer looking background. I think this frame has great oppertunity with a better camera and a little bit of a different position. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xbTc2LWjXvLsERjhRBi3yEOYv-5T6Mo9jwTw2BLCWN7vjV3ltoMulEH4rszfOXarzKoqZ9nl66tsIyvXHZGyfc6TmhG5AN5eKIiiVZlrScUEfgh3c47-7DAQUN4eeHZD1W0R1DPEFQ/s1600/Liberty+Cap.jpg This photo was taken by Riley Boyd was awesome. Riley set the camera to f/3.5, 30', ISO-3200 with a manual focus. I really liked the settings used for this photo because it really enhances the photo to its fullist. I really loved all the stars in the picture, but i wasnt a big fan of the rock in the fourground. I honestly would've moved infront of the rock for the photograph if there was a decent oppertunities without the rock in the picture. All in all, i really liked this picutre because of the bright stars with the dark midground which made the stars really "pop". https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbt8PgYxe7HQFVEyRy91eqg6LbBUx9yFONXnSKfQp_Lm1qBR0jNaAKdBCaoNMyc650EBRwqZhKGRMrIS3G_xhZIFW8ELXyOxmvmOUDyhiIAuKatdJNJHsp2eTNjHDZaQfPYjw104wYWc8/s1600/pic31.jpg This picture was taken by William Bender with the camera settings of f/4.51, 125s, ISO 400, 35mm. I like this photograph mainly because of the vibrant colors in the sky. The blue, red, pink, orange and yellow are very bright that draw your attention instanly. The black foreground was a great choice because it allows your attention to be focused on the sky like he intedded the photo to capture. Theres a few things i would try to fix about this photo. I would increase the focal length in the picture to express the colors in the clouds better and also to make the clouds more crisp. But i think this was a great picture given the point and shoot camera used. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLkcesBZaBm6ENV4liCIf_idByxBJ5srG37lTA46MV5wMsUqEZtmXcPTkrb4DmLKIBhxkbVcadExHs-E5DQrsqdQDSGj_w13lgmtr-fBgaiNw6CcNbvghjLNHDirSPn8rPGBp1enVpDg/s1600/water+(1+of+1).jpg This picture was taken by Brandon Haggard. The camera settings werent mentioned in his blog. I presume it had a long exposure time because the water was allowed to blurr quite a bit. I also believe it was hand held because of the angle of the photo. The picture looks really good where the water is blurring but as you move back in the photo it looses its appeal because of the stagnet water. If there was something in the background like trees or a line of rocks i think it wouldve made this photo a lot better. i wont recommended any camera setting changes because i am not good enough to look at a photo a tell exact settings unless the are really obvious. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXc9twfePilQxxw0wunTG0tJ01K2fgSHB5mDSrsSzU0nJvWHwzJCjWCaZlTKcT0gfwfhND7A1rJTJcoocmEdwFRU4QCsdA7DSZIV0nYLfX_vxwt66KcfxyfYGo7ueRyTjoNgZBd4IEuA/s1600/sun+2+(1+of+1).jpg This picture was also taken by Brandon Haggard. It was taken near Peerless MT with a canon power shot pro1. Camera settings where ISO 50, 7.2mm, f/5.0, 1/2000sec. My favorite part of the picture is the moon exactly in the opening of the clouds. I like how the photo follows the rule of 3 layers. The color of the photograph looks a little gray, which we've learned cameras do with different exposures. I actually like the gray in this photograph though because it give an omnious look especially when you notice the darker foreground and background. All in all i really like this picture because it is really unique and had to alighned just perfectly to capture the opening in the clouds. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0i3QAabXxAaM9XrtfhOA8iSxlYEBm8B3an1VmxQ2Fivu8U2QIEzu0mIQBzuOq8r1ApIbFLnZ0gvnjK4uGanDppJqP7miuuOahWcq3AGfvmDgxblQJZQbWWRrcAqKhj9u_AneKCCkY7Q/s1600/100_1492.jpg This was taken by Cody Halverson. I really like this photo but I personally think it may be a little over exposed. I say this because it all seems a little bright, especially the sky. I like how the captured the eeiness of the fog at the bottom of the waterfall and also the waterfall itself. Finally, I would try to find a different spot to take this shot that didnt have so many branches to get a clearer shot of the water and background. It is a good example of foreground, midground and background. Overall i really like this picture because it captures many elements. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0lNV9PXFRi4/UqCl_0_jsjI/AAAAAAAAAEc/x8-eHy5ml_w/s1600/EDIT-0962.jpg This is a picture of Mistic Lake by Katharina Purgay. She set her camera to f/11, 1/100s, ISO 200, 20mm. I like the settings she chose. The picture seems exquisite and well rounded because it has water, trees, and mountains. On top of all these features it has a fog in the background which looms over the entire picture. Everything seems to be pretty in focus and capture well. This could be one of my favorite photographs ive seen in this class.

Art Final

These are the 30 photographs I took during the semester that I believe are some of my better pictures. I used one of three cameras. I either used a Fujifilm Finepix S 14 Mega Pixels, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels, or a Cannon EOS 30D. Photo 1: ISO 64, 4.3 mm, F/8.0, 1/50 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 14 Mega Pixels Photo 2: ISO 200, 4.3 mm, F/3.1, 1/20 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 14 Mega Pixels Photo 3: ISO 64, 10.5 mm, F/11.0, 1/480 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 14 Mega Pixels Photo 4: ISO 800, 11.35 mm, F/4.5, 1/60 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 14 Mega Pixels Photo 5: ISO 200, 4.3 mm, F/3.1, 1/80 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 14 Mega Pixels Photo 6: ISO: 200, 17.0 mm, f/4.6, 1/60 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 7: ISO 64, 8.9 mm, F/8.0, 1/550 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 14 Mega Pixels Photo 8: ISO 64, 8.9 mm, F/8.0, 1/400 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 9: ISO 400, 7.6 mm, F/3.6, 1/80 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 14 Mega Pixels Photo 10: ISO 400, 14.6 mm, F/4.4, 1/75 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 14 Mega Pixels Photo 11: ISO 64, 14.6 mm, F/9.0, 1/750 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 12: ISO 64, 14.6 mm, F/9.0, 1/210 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 13: ISO 200, 8.9 mm, F/3.8, 1/13 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 14: ISO 200, 10.4 mm, F/4.0, 1/15 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 15: ISO 200, 55.4 mm, F/5.6, 1/125 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 16: ISO 100, 33 mm, F/5.3, 1/125 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 17: ISO 200, 42.9 mm, F/5.6, 1/160 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 18: ISO 100, 17.1 mm, F/4.6, 1/90 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 19: ISO 200, 17.1 mm, F/4.6, 1/140 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 20: ISO 400, 14.6 mm, F/4.4, 1/110 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 21: ISO 100, 12.3 mm, F/3.1, 1/250 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 22: ISO 200, 5.6 mm, F/4.6, 1/50 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 23: ISO 100, 32.3 mm, F/7.1, 1/100 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 24: ISO 100, 14.6 mm, F/4.6, 1/100 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 25: ISO 200, 4.3 mm, F/7.1, 1/140 sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 26: ISO 200, 4.3 mm, F/7.1, 1/140sec, Fujifilm Finepix S 12 Mega Pixels Photo 27: ISO 100, 18.0 mm, F/7.1, 1/125 sec, Cannon EOS 30D Photo 28: ISO 100, 70 mm, F/7.1, 1/125 sec, Cannon EOS 30D Photo 29: ISO 100, 70 mm, F/7.1, 1/200 sec, Cannon EOS 30D Photo 30: ISO 400, 120.0 mm, F/5.6, 1/320 sec, Cannon EOS 30D Photo 31: ISO 320, 17.0 mm, F/5.6, 1/320 sec, Cannon EOS 30D

Black & White or Color?

So I took these photos with my Fujifilm (previous posts). I am becoming a really big fan of black & white photographs in many situations. Photos with a lot of different contrast and textures can make much more interesting photographs then if they were to be in color. A tip I would give though, is to try shooting the photograph in color first then shoot it again using black and white setting. I say this because sometimes trying to digitally turn it black and white and really tarnish the photo! Happy black and white photo hunting:)

Art Show

I took these pictures with a Fujifilms X20 12 megapixels camera. These were a few of my favorite photos I took! I used the first (Tunnel) picture to submit to the art show. I ran it through lightroom in order to give it a more sci-fi feel and to crop out some of the distractions. I printed a 8x10 photo and gave it a black matt board and black frame to complete the piece. Overall, it turned out very well!

Winter

Winter is approaching! I am super excited to get some great winter photographs. Winter is my favorite time of the year, especially here in Montana! This winter will hopefully provide some great photographs for me.

I found these pictures on the internet. They remind me a lot of Montana winters!

Trick Photography

I have recently been inspired to try to create some "trick photography" or illusions with photography. Some images like this have inspired to me try my hand at it!

(Picture is from Thechive.com) None of my photographs turn out quite right or as "perfect" as this! Comment with any tips or techniques I may not know about.

Cropping

So I've been working on this photo... The biggest issue is cropping! I love the shot of the elk but all the human artifacts destroy most of the photo. This was taken with an EOS 30D. It isn't the best camera but it also isn't the worst. I love the elk itself so cropping is going to be a big deal in this photo!

The Illusion of Simplicity

Hello everyone, Forgive me for saying this but there is ALOT of junk floating around the internet when it comes to quality photographs. Some of the reasons for this is due to: 1. Many amateurs are so infatuated by the latest and greatest brands/cameras and don't know how to properly operate them. 2. Fewer and fewer inspiring photographers are lacking the experience of seeing professional photography. 3. Many digital photographers believe everything can be fixed using photoshop or other software. 4. photographic equipment manufacturers are mainly interested is selling the equipment. Many of the photographs used in advertisement aren't even taken with the equipment being advertised! The gap between amateur and pro photographers is getting narrower and narrower with advancing technology.

Alaska!

I have been researching on different parts of Alaska for my mid-term project and I have found some pretty cool photographs relating to Alaska.

I find these photographs very intriguing because of the rarity of the animals and breathe taking landscapes.

Photo Critque

Photo 1) The water is clean and crisp. The shutter speed was perfect for this photo because it did not blend, but stopped the water. The bear looks like the center of attention with its bright and dark browns which is contrasted very well with the water. Overall, I like this picture because the water makes for a great background to help the viewer focus on the bear. Photo 2) The colors greatly express the season. The slow shutter speed did a great job blending the water! The roots from the tree near the bottom of the photo does a great job leading you into the rest of the photo. I really like this photo because it describes fall very well. Photo 3) The first thing to catch my eye is the huge contrast in color. This photo does a great job blending the black and the white together without resulting in grey. This is a very unique photograph due to the super slow shutter speed and the colors. I think this is a great photo for those reasons. Photo 4) The first impression I had to this picture was fake... The long exposure gives it a very ominous look. The stars make a good background but the foreground is kind of awkward with a distant mountain than more mountains building on top of it. I'm not a big fan of this one. Photo 5) This photo has good layers and color. I notice it gets a little blurry in some spots. The different shades of blue draw my attention the most. Photo 6) The bird, being the center of attention, is very pretty and has vibrant colors. The blurry background gives you a great outdoor feeling and helps express the birds importance. The second tree that is out of focus is the only downfall I see to this picture. Photo 7) The focus is definitely wack! It gives this photograph a cartoony look. I don't like this picture because of that. The content of the picture is very neat though! Photo 8) I really like this photo. The red which is the most attractive to human eye is very warm and beautiful. The moose is mooning us. The trees lead into a great background to the mountains and misty clouds which are in pretty good focus. The sky is a beautiful shade of blue and it also contains a vibrant yellow. I love this picture. Photo 9) The bird is absolutely amazing! The face is in focus while the wings aren't. I love the affect the water gives! Great shutter speed to stop the water and the bird. Photo 10) Brrrrrrrrrr! This photo does a great job with the foreground, mid-ground and background. The foreground with the broken ice is a beautiful off white including a crisp sold white polar bear. the mid-ground containing another polar bear is slightly out of focus but still sharp. The background, of what seems to be endless plains, gives it a great allusion that they are in the middle of nowhere. I love this picture.... polar bears are so soft and cuddly :).

Foreground, Midground, and Background

This picture was taken with a Cannon EOS 30D. This picture has great foreground. The picture has great transitional value where it leads you from foreground to mid-ground to background.

Waterfall

This picture was took with a Cannon EOS 30D on September 21, 2013 at Yellowstone National Park. I love this picture for many reasons. First I really like how the water has multiple tiers to it. Meaning it has a stream in the background and in the middle are a few smaller waterfalls then in the foreground you have the big waterfall. I also love how the water has a natural look to it. I did not completely stop the water but I also didn't extremely blur it, to give it a natural flowing look.

Self-Awareness

Hello everyone Having good sense of self-awareness is the key to turning good photography into great photography. When taking pictures you shouldn't just assume something is technically deficient, and it should always be corrected. For example, some images contain over-exposed highlights and under-exposed shadows. Still these photos may be perfectly acceptable and actually tarnish the image if corrected. The image would be tarnished if corrected because it may give the image an unnatural look or feeling.

Kevin MacLeod

To begin, Kevin MacLeod is a 24-year-old photographer from california who specializes in landscapes. As a photographer it is his goal to bridge artistic vision and technological knowledge to create one of a kind pictures. Kevins primary camera is a Nikon D800E. I find it amazing that he can create such awesome photographs. He spends over 8 hours a photograph to edit and processes them to perfection. I find his color and contrast to be the most spectacular! One of my favorite photographs he has taken is http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmacleod/3707972879/in/photostream/ and also http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmacleod/5436942479/in/photostream/ Its mind blowing to me because it reminds me alot of Montana! Other photographs can be seen by scrolling through the link!

Nature is being put on the back burner!

Trees being cut down,farm pesticide runoffs dripping into fresh water supplies, shrinking ice caps, cement being poured onto every inch of natural soil, vegetation and crops being sprayed with toxic pesticides,extermintation of many species, heavy pollution from cars, factories and refinerees causing acid rain. People contenue to overwhelmingly use harmful resources and techniques to build our society. Why?