Week Five

For week five I have had a go at long exposure star trails. These images were taken using a Canon 550D and a cable release. For this process I used a low ISO and started at 5 minutes and doubled the the exposure time until I got to 20 minutes. I kept getting an orange glow from the village below which i think was spoiling the images but overall I think the final image came out better than I imagined. If I were to take these images again I would use a higher aperture and possibly choose a remote location to avoid any light from below spoiling the image.

f/5.6

ISO100

55mm

301s exposure

f/4.5

ISO100

18mm

300s exposure

f/5.6

ISO100

55mm

600s exposure

f/4.5

ISO100

18mm

1241s exposure

f/4.5

ISO100

18mm

754s exposure

Week Four

This week I have been focusing on skating.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job or a method of transportation and has been shaped and influenced by many skaters throughout the years. Skateboard photography can be quite interesting and exciting for a photographer. Skaters can be found in most cities and towns, either in skate parks or out on the streets.

Not every skateboard shot needs to be up close and tightly cropped, I stepped back and made the skater a small important part of the scene.

I added a tilt to the composition for a feel of uneasiness, I also slowed the shutter slightly to convey motion within the image.

I had been watching this guy try this for about 5 mins so I new what he was going to do so I positioned myself and got the camera ready and fired one off at the perfect moment.

For These two images I was trying to get the different body shape and form from the skater in mid-air.

Week Three

This week I have been looking at structures by the sea such as St. Michael's Mount. A colourful early Spring evening. These images were taken from the hillside looking over towards St.Michaels Mount. When the tide is low you can walk over to the mount via a causeway but I unfortunately did not have this opportunity as it was high tide. These images were taken with a Lumix Panasonic DMC-FZ18. I couldn't decide on which image I preferred the most out of the four. I also threw in an image of the docks at Mevagissey.

f/8

ISO100

32mm

1/200s exposure

f/7.1

ISO100

14mm

1/200s exposure

f/7.1

ISO100

14mm

1/200s exposure

f/6.3

ISO100

12mm

1/200s exposure

f/3.6

ISO100

16mm

1/10s exposure