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Riverfront Park

I took this picture when I went to down to Riverfront park and I saw this tree and liked the way it moved. I just thought it was an interesting tree so I took a picture of it.

Polar bear photo

http://1x.com/OEfullSize/31322-fullsize.jpg

I like this picture because of how the polar bears are on a glacier surrounded by water. I love how the blue water is a bit calm and the little cub is looking down at the water, as if he was looking at himself. Although there is a bit of dirt on the main polar bears nose I still like the picture just would have been nice if her nose was clean.

Photo I used in Gallery

Riverfront Park

I went down to riverfront park with some friends and took my camera along with me. Only a few are edited, just some minor things as far as cropping, but most of them are the original image. I changed my camera setting different times and just had fun with taking some pictures and hanging out. 

Funny Picture

http://www.thecrimsoncrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/awesome-3-482x750.jpg

    I thought I would post this picture because I found it to be a bit funny. We are all taught different angles to shot at and when you look in this picture it shows a difference. Sure you can take a picture at eye level straight ahead but their is no uniqueness to that picture and it really does look like your tourists. I just thought it was funny and made me laugh a bit because there are so many angles to take a picture of something, why just stand straight and a picture at eye level?

Fall Time

http://www.webshots.com/pro/photo/3288235?path=

 Fall time is great time for pictures and in this one particular picture, it shows the brightness fall brings. Red is the stronger color in  a photograph, but the yellow background makes it pop out more. This picture has a strong sense to it that I really like. The bit of green inside the leaves makes the red look more of a bold outline of the leaf as well.

Night Sky

http://smashingpicture.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/perfectsky.jpg

  I chose this picture because it feels like it keeps going on no matter how long I stare at it. It makes this feelings that the road never stops and the stars at night are leading down a path to anywhere. I like the feeling of mystery and not knowing where your going to end up in the end. It this picture makes me feel like I need to keep staring through to see what happens next. It has this sense to capture a viewer attention by looking beyond in the distance and not being able to see whats there, but only to wonder.

http://www.photoportfolios.net/portfolio/pf.cgi?a=vp&pr=55011&pi=MIKE@LIGHTSCAPEPHOTO&CGISESSID=4565b7ef9583abc047604e84c1418564&u=32258

This picture was taken by Michael Anderson and placed in an online magazine with some of his other photos. I enjoy this photo very much by the movement that seems to be happening in this photo. I also enjoy the light coming in from the top, it's a perfect diagonal line all the down. This picture has so many curves it leads you all over the frame and you continue to look at it for a while. I just enjoyed this photo for the uniqueness it has and how it flows throughout the frame.

Article: Image Sharpening

http://photo.net/learn/digital-photography-workflow/advanced-photoshop-tutorials/sharpening/


This articles has many topics concerning image sharpening. It explains what it is first off, how it works and types of sharping. These are the three main things about sharping, but it also has texhnical topics as well. For instance, how to capture sharpening in a light room. In the article it shows you step by step with pictures what to do and how it should look like in the end. I thought it was an interesting article on what they teach you about sharping images and I think it can be useful as well.

Aerial Photography

http://www.designfloat.com/blog/2010/07/01/aerial-photography-showcase/

These are some remarkable pictures I seen taken from a sky view of all different kinds of landscape. I love the colors and patterns you see from looking down on the land or ocean or Island. Something different is when you look in some of the pictures the clouds look more next to you then they would when taking a picture off the ground. Its a new way to view landscapes because most the time its just a bit above the ground or from the ground up and not so much as looking down.

Steve Creek Photos

http://stevecreek.com/a-doe-and-fawn-connection/

He captures some amazing photos of wildlife animals just acting their natural behavor. In the link above, it is 2 pictures of a doe and a fawn together. They are face to face and the fawn has her head touching the doe's head as a mother instinct. I would have guessed he got pretty close to take this picture with a narrow depth of field.  I think maybe if the grass was out of the doe's face in the first picture on there, it would have been much nicer.

Pictures 9/22/2011

Photo

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1F7F9O/apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0907/krakatau_fulle_big.jpg

I chose this photo because it just looks amazing. With all the elements even the stars that you can see in the background. Its sharp clear  cut and even. I just love how the branch leads us to the water, which has a light leading us to the volcano, its stunning. This is just a wonderful picture and I enjoy looking at it.

Photographer: Judy Arndt

       This is a Panorama done by Judy Arndt and I just love to look at it. She put everything nicely together and it just looks beautiful. She composes panoramas and she travels around to places making photos like these. She has different ones and I think it would be personally great to understand how to put a panorama together and make come out the way you picture it.

                                                       http://www.judyarndt.ca/index.html

Nature Photos

                                                               
          I choose this picture because of the colors and how they reflect off the water and I believe they captured it by already knowing when the sunset was and the type of colors that form in the sky. I they mixed purple with a light pink and baby blue and made the sky unique. They also had used a tripod to set up the camera just right to get water, sky  and just all the colors.

                                                     
         This picture looks as if it was captured by being low letting the water fall flow into the picture. Withe water flowing forward it takes the eyes to the lake going deep into the picture and seeing the trees. This looks as if it was used by a slow shutter speed to get the dramatic water effect.

                             
               They captured this picture with such simple things, such as the rock and the rainbow. They are in the rule of thirds and this is a focused picture. They were out there in the rain waiting for it to stop and happened to be in the right place at the right time.        

http://www.pbase.com/paskuk: Where all the pictures came from.                           

Photographer: F.M. Kearney

I read an article of his on the web describing how he combined nature with buildings. He talks about being a nature photographer living in a city. In the Nature photography magazine online, his article called, Better Days, mainly talks about how he gets his pictures right when spring begins. The moment the cold is gone and heat is arising. It shows this picture he took of tulips and buildings in the background, he describes the angle, the lens, and the setting of the lens he used to capture that picture. I would personally just think of nature photography as  no city related buildings, but this picture just looks  interesting to me.At the end of the article, he just mentions to never let things pass by when they catch your eye because they could not be there again. He does mention that shortly after those tulips were no longer there.

Kearney , F.M. "Better Days." Nature Photography Online Magazine, Aug. 2011. Web. 8 Sep. 2011. 

The rule of thirds

To understand this rule you must split your frame into threes, by drawing three horizontal line and three vertical lines. If you place your main objects on the lines of the where the three lines cross it will give more dramatic to your picture. This article I read said "It will allow your viewers eye to sit comfortably there instead of fight against a center placed element" (Photography). It makes your picture feel more natural and lets your point of view get across to the viewer. Another rule is when taking a picture of landscape and the horizon is in the picture, it should always be up toward the top line to make it feel more real. The rule of thirds help your picture seem much more natural to a viewer when presenting it.
"Photography Composition: Rule of Thirds." Icon Photography School, n. d. Web. 7 Sep. 2011. 

Nature Photography book summary 2

It starts off with explaining about light and how to use the times of day. Depending on where the sun is many different pictures can be taken by the way the light hits a certain area or animal. Although, I don't understand  what bracketing or octagonal hotspots is. The book also talks about flash and why it can be a bad thing when taking pictures of wildlife. As well as going more into the depth of field, taking sharper pictures and adjusting your camera to the right angle. When taking a picture of a animal it is best to capture its eyes to get a better feel in the picture. Another thing, blur in a picture is not always a bad thing. The book talks about if used right, the center of the picture will just pop out more. Motion effects are a way to make your picture come out a blur or be able to freeze a bird in flight. With this section in the book helps explain much more about specific types of pictures you can take.

Great Smoky Mountains

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a wonderful location to experience the outdoors and capture some exquisite photos.  There are many places to visit there like Deep Creek which is a place to go hiking and camping. When hiking, take your camera and take some pictures of things you want see and want to remember for a lifetime.


(picture taken from web)
It is a place to take pictures of not only scenery, but wildlife as well. Bears, deer, turtles, and many more animals to get shots of.  It is better to have a decent digital camera because of the different lightning that may occur in different
parts of the forest. You should also carry a tripod for the longer hikes you take because if your arms get tired and are shaky you can still have a steady picture.     This place is just a great hiking area to take lots of different pictures.

Nature Photography book summary 1

In the first pages I read about the book, it was introducing to how difficult it can be to take shots of wild animals. The author explains what the books intentions are and how it will help take good pictures. Then he starts going into detail about that Nikon and Cannon are the best cameras to use for nature photography because of their ranges. He also explains the different lenses and close up pictures, as well as the lighting exposures. You learn a lot about tripod use and a good way to carry all your equipment with you in a easy manner. The author shows pictures about the stuff he is explaining when he talking about specific lenses or close ups for small or large  animals, as well as landscape. He even has a small part on lens color and even working in the field. He goes into a bit of detail about everything amateurs would need to know to help get themselves started.