This weeks Challenge
”North, East, South and West”
“North, East, South, West”, your choice of landscape, within a five minute time span, retaining zoom length and focal height take four photos from a centerpoint, displaying light effects in photos due to its incoming direction of N. E. W. or S.”
March 7, 2009
Time: 1:17 through 1:20 p.m
78 degrees, cloudy and windy
Images taken “eyeball height” at Lake Isabella, Symmes Township, Ohio USA
My camera is set at what I think may be a generic setting for point and shoot cameras. I have not pulled the distance in closer, my zoom was set for 28/35 MM, exposure time stayed around 1/58 of a second and the fstop bounced around at f10, f11. I’m not technical so can’t explain what I just wrote. I just take the photos and have gotten used to where I put a setting.
Today was a decent day, in fact fantastic for the time of year. There was sun peeking through the clouds and it wasn’t too hot. I didn’t have the perfect setting for taking the photos but I did have a perfect center point. My photo results do show off what light and direction can do for our photos.
#1- This was my centerpoint, a flagpose set into a rock base about 2 x 2 feet. As you can see, straight up looks blue, blue, blue.
#2- a map of the area to show you my directions as they weren’t true North, East, South, and West. I am standing at the red dot at the left side of the lake.
#3- This is Lake Isabella and I am standing between it and the railroad tracks are behind me as I take this photo so the lake from where I stand is in the South East. The sky in this direction isn’t showing any color in my photo as the direction to take the photo may not be the best lighting for the time of day. If I want a photo of the lake, with the nice cloudy sky, I think I would be better off on the other side taking the photo.
#4- John is parked directly in back of me just this side of the tracks. If I turn to face him I am looking North West and the sky shows up in my photo nicely. I am standing back in some shade given by the brush this side of the lake. It probably helps difuse the light above me so the photo is nicer.
#5- The entrance drive to the park faces the expressway which runs North and South but at this point it gets confusing as it is running from the North West to the South East which is what happens on turnpikes and which I never get used to as their ultimate direction is not what they are doing. The railroad tracks are slightly visible in the photo at the left behind the rail fence. They run from the North East to the South West from upper Ohio to Cincinnati and beyond. I do have some color in the sky, not as bright as in the above photo but its better than washed out grey.
#6- My last photo sees the tracks running in the opposite direction or to the South West. It covers my final direction and as you can see the sky isn’t pretty, just washed out gray. As it turns out for my photos on this day at this time, looking to the North East and North West would be my best choice to place subjects or get the nicest scenic photos. I need to try harder to do experimental shots when I’m out and with digital, it only costs me a little time. I’d like to see my photos improve and it appears this experiment proves, lighting makes all the difference.
Keep on taking those photos
and thanks always for your comments.
#1- This was my centerpoint, a flagpose set into a rock base about 2 x 2 feet. As you can see, straight up looks blue, blue, blue.
#2- a map of the area to show you my directions as they weren’t true North, East, South, and West. I am standing at the red dot at the left side of the lake.
#3- This is Lake Isabella and I am standing between it and the railroad tracks are behind me as I take this photo so the lake from where I stand is in the South East. The sky in this direction isn’t showing any color in my photo as the direction to take the photo may not be the best lighting for the time of day. If I want a photo of the lake, with the nice cloudy sky, I think I would be better off on the other side taking the photo.
#4- John is parked directly in back of me just this side of the tracks. If I turn to face him I am looking North West and the sky shows up in my photo nicely. I am standing back in some shade given by the brush this side of the lake. It probably helps difuse the light above me so the photo is nicer.
#5- The entrance drive to the park faces the expressway which runs North and South but at this point it gets confusing as it is running from the North West to the South East which is what happens on turnpikes and which I never get used to as their ultimate direction is not what they are doing. The railroad tracks are slightly visible in the photo at the left behind the rail fence. They run from the North East to the South West from upper Ohio to Cincinnati and beyond. I do have some color in the sky, not as bright as in the above photo but its better than washed out grey.
Comments (9)
Good idea , Becca , to take omnidirectional photos from a center point . So different perspectives and sights .I used GPS yesterday too .
We leave in a hour .
Love
Michel
interesting how the sky shows up differently each photo…. light how wonderful it can be.
ryc- thank you for the suggestion, went in and evidently it says that i haven’t any settings to change…there isn’t anything to tinker with as there isn’t anything there. thank you anyway and keep the camera handy. -g
Janine op ‘ went well this afternoon
All of my wishes for you
Love
Michel
Well I think you have explained it very well and obviously have taken a lot of time over it. As for not being technical, few of us are! So that suits me, otherwise I would just yawn and nod my head and send an email to your daughter and ask her to explain, LOL!
I agree with the last comment Becca——-just to add—I feel that you`re really clever with the choice of shots—-I must get out more
and take some pics, now that spring is in the offing—-Kenneth
Great post Becca, and a good idea to give some explinations along the way, i was lucky with the weather yesterday too, if i’d waited untill today—disaster! heavey rain!
wow! great post ^^ .
I love the map detail. Nice choice of landscape.
Have a fun week !
Hi Becca,
I couldn’t skip your challenge! But I didn’t had the proper pictures… I hope you enjoy it nevertheless =)
Light in pictures is the most important as it can change everything.
I’m trying to convince myself to pay more attention to all the things I can do with my camera, beside shooting in Auto mode…
Your pictures are great!
Have a nice end of the week,
Isabel
This was a great idea for a challenge and the varying light did make a big difference. I found some of my sets overexposed, yet others ok. It was also a good exercise in finding locations where all four directions had to be considered, and I see you came up trumps. Adding the map was icing on the cake.