Focal lengths and different viewpoints

Exercise 10

This is the first picture i took with a telephoto lens and it really makes the posts look flat.

This second picture was taken with my 18mm lens but i moved right next to the posts so that they appeared the same size as they did in the picture above. You can see by doing this that you have a better depth of field. You can see that the objects are not side by side in a row but actually in a sort of curve shape.

Focal Lengths

Exercise 9

18mm

35mm

55mm

75mm

100mm

135mm

200mm

300mm

The purpose of this exercise was to start with the widest angle lens and then work up to my biggest zoom lens and as you can see that the lens with the shortest focal length (18mm) has the widest angle (fits more surroundings in the frame). As i worked up to my 300mm lens the post appears to be closer but actually the image is magnified by the use of the 300mm telephoto lens. Like holding a magnifying glass over the first picture taken.

A sequence of composition

Exercise 8

This one caused me the most thought but I finally managed to get a few small composition's.

This small composition worked well. I managed to cover all the good moves he did on this wave.

I think in this sequence that the third picture turned out ok with the surfer spotting the camera.

This little sequence is the surfer leaving the water after he has finished his heat. I think the last picture kind of sums up his day as he did not make it into the next round of competition.

Object in different positions in the frame

Exercise 7

For this exercise i took five different pictures and positioned the clump of sand dune and rocks in different positions.

1

2

3

4

5

The first two pictures i don't think are working well because there is too much water in the foreground and it is quite boring to look at, the low light does not help this at all.

I think picture number 3 does not work well because the object splits both the foreground and background too much.

I think that picture number 4 worked the best out of this group as the small bit of water and the sky balance each other out. Also with the water and sand meeting in the middle of the picture gives you a sort of centre line. The clump of sand bottom left is also balance out by the larger sand dune top right of the picture.

I also think that the pictures could do with a slightly longer exposure to lighten them up.

Fitting the frame to the subject

Exercise 6

This exercise unfortunately did not turn out as i planned as both days i planned to take these pictures it was foggy but anyway i tried my best.

This is the first picture i took of the lighthouse and was the one that had the least thought about it.

This is the second picture i took and thought a little more about it. I found that with the camera tilted it fitted the frame the best.

This is the third picture i took. I could not get the whole lighthouse in the picture so that no edges where shown, this is the best i could do.

Finally this is the fourth picture of the light house, i tried to place it with something happening in the front as there wasn't much happening with anything behind the lighthouse.

For the next part of this exercise i had to crop one of the pictures, i decided on the last one as this had the most options.

This crop i tried to make like a panorama which i do not think really works the best.

These three pictures i cropped leaving more and more landscape in the foreground. I think the last picture worked the best with the rock and lighthouse in the frame.

Panning with different shutter speeds

Exercise 5

This exercise was simmilar to the last except i had to follow the movement with the camera.
1-50

1-100

1-120

1-800

1-1250

1-1400

The picture i prefer i this exercise is 1-120 again because the blur gives the sense of

movement / speed.

But again i need to practice with adjusting the aperture to git it right first time.

Shutter Speeds

Exercise 4

For this exercise each picture was taken with a different shutter speed. I did adjust the aperture but with my inexperience not by enough. This is something i need to practice.

1-50

1-100

1-400

1-400

1-500

1-800

The picture that turned out the best from this exercise is 1-500 as a bit of blur still gives you a feeling of movement / speed.

Focus at different Apertures

Exercise 3

For this exercise i focused on the same point and changed the aperture to three different sizes, the first one was set at aperture of F4.I have marked the focus point on the picture.


The second picture was taken at F9



and for the final one it was taken using F32