Thursday Blog 10/27/11

Autumn by the poolside
This photo is called Autumn by the poolside. This picture has very vibrant colors. The first thing that sticks out are the trees because they are purple. I don't know if they are photoshopped or really that color but I thought this was a cool picture. The clouds are blowing back which draws you back into the trees. The water is also darker and starts to fade and eventually leads right back to the trees. The trees on the far right are blowing to the left which draws you back into the picture and the main subject. The trees in front are clear but the ones to either side are a little more blurred. The grass in the front left corner is also in focus and very detailed, so you can picture what the grass and leafs around the lake look like.This picture was taken with more depth of field and a slower shutter speed allowing some of the blowing trees to be blurred. The trees are very large and draw your attention and the light color of the trees is more attention grabbing than the dark water or sky.

Thursday blog 10/20/11

Picture website: www.josephrossbach.com/detail.html?sortNumber=4&gallery=Falling%20Waters&skipno=0&folio=Portfolios

This is a photo by Joseph Rossbach taken of the Autumnal Falls, Green Mountain National Forest, in Vermont. I chose this photo because the leaves are starting to change and they are a beautiful color. This picture has a slow shutter speed because the water is blurred out. Some of the leaves are blurred out closer to the waterfall also. He did not use the rule of thirds but it works in this picture because the waterfall is the subject. The trees compliment the water and bring more attention to it. The two trees closest to the waterfall frame it drawing your attention back to the waterfall. The waterfall flows through the picture. It looks like it could have been a rainy day because the rocks and leaves in the foreground look shiny and wet. It seems like it was cloudy out so the lighting was just right for this picture. It also seems like his camera was pretty close to the water because you can see the rocks and leaves in the foreground clearly, they are very sharp and in focus.