Macro , A final image choice , From a idea to the final presented image

 Theme 1 Macro , A final image choice  , From a idea to the final presented image

 SITTING PRETTY (Monarch Butterfly)
Macro final 10 image captured and presentation

• Theme 1 MACRO
• Date 10th of November 2010
• Time 13.46

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/80 sec

Aperture f/4.5

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

No flash

Location

Stratford upon Avon butterfly park 

Swan's Nest Lane,

Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire

A walk around Stratford upon Avon butterfly park

I went to Stratford butterfly park and took some macro shots of the many butterflies bugs in there

Ambient light

It was sunny day outside. The butterflies are housed in a big greenhouse so the ambient light was quite good 

Planing  

 I took plenty of water because of the humid heat inside i got there in morning so there would be less general public , I hoped to capture a macro shot of a butterfly on a flower feeding , I was hoping to use a depth of Field and have a strong focal point using the rule of thirds aslo .

Equipment

I took my 450d camera I took 2 lenses my 50mm lens and my 60mm macro lens

I also took some magnification filters for both my lenses

I took a flash gun to help with exposure

Equipment for shot

I used my canon 450d camera

Lens Tamron 60mm lens

Equipment operation 

I used my 60 mm lens with Manuel focusing and Manuel settings I set the aperture to f/4.5 to show some depth of Field and I used a shutter speed of 1/80 any slower and I might of had camera shake with such a close up image and i used a ISO of 200 to help with the Exposure . I got close up quietly so not to scare the butterfly off  and moved up close and metered onto the butterfly's head .

Risk and Health and safety

 I was careful not to use a tripod in case of the public tripping on it and falling

I took plenty of water because of the humidity 

I was careful of the butterflies on the floor there was one or two dead butterfly's that had been stepped on by the unaware public 

Image

A Monarch Butterfly feeding on a yellow flower

Composition and choice of image

I took a few different compositions of this butterfly

Under exposed

Out of focus

Slightly over exposed and a standard composition

Conclusion

 I picked this image because of the rule of thirds and the tonal range and depth of Field

 and detail and sharpness of the butterfly and flower .

                                                     ORIGINAL IMAGE

ORIGINAL IMAGE

                                                               Editing 

I took the original image into photoshop and made a slight crop and slightly sharped the image .

Monarch Butterfly

The original image was cropped to improve the photo cropped to 300 dpi

Using the crop tool you can select the best area of a photo

Frame

After i had finished I put a simple black and white border to enhance the image and bring out the colours and detail and tones of the butterfly

SITTING PRETTY

Final image

Theme 2 A final image choice Architecture , From a idea to the final image

 Theme 2

OX BRIDGE

• Theme -Architecture
• Date - 6th of December 2010
• Time 16.52

Location   Bridge Of Sighs (The Hertford Bridge) oxford

The most photographed piece of architecture in Oxford, it actually bears closer resemblance to the Rialto Bridge in Venice . The Hertford Bridge in New College Lane, Oxford, England is often referred to as the "Bridge of Sighs" because of its supposed similarity to the famous bridge of the same name in Venice. However, Hertford Bridge was never intended to be a replica of the Venetian bridge and many believe it looks more similar to the Rialto Bridge in the same city. The bridge links together the Old and New Quadrangles of Hertford College. The bridge, and much of its current architecture, was designed by Sir Thomas Jackson. It was Constructed in 1913/1914 .

Morris dancing under the famous bridge

Planing - I went to oxford with a few lenses my 50mm lens and my 18-55 mm lens so i had the option of different composition and different apertures
I hoped to shoot the architecture of oxford with all its beauty capturing the shapes and texture of the buildings

Light - As i took this photo it was getting dark and it was a cloudy day so the ambient light was quite poor

Image - Its a evening in oxford its not to long to dusk and the street lights have come on

Equipment

 Canon 450 D

lens 18-55 lens

Health and safety
The risk was just what

composition and choice of final image

My photos of  the Bridge Of Sighs (The Hertford Bridge) oxford
I took a few photos of the bridge from different angles here is a few of them

Final image

I picked the one below for my final 10 because I like the street light and the crop i like focal point of the bridge and the shapes of the windows and arch and the lamppost

OX BRIDGE

Canon 450d

Lens 18-55mm at 20mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture F/3.5

ISO 400

Metering Evaluative

                                                                           Editing

original image



You can crop a photo and get a complete different composition

I also took out the chimney using the photoshop lasso tool

OX BRIDGE

final image

Architecture rejected photographs

Architecture rejected photographs

Here are some of my rejected photos and I show some of my final images to show the reason for my choice

                                                                       Warwick close ups

These close up of the Warwick's Lord leycecter Hospital are nice i like the tones and the depth of Field of the 2nd shot  ,but in the end i choose another detail part of the hospital in the shot below them and chosse this for my final 10

Railway bridge detail

The 1st photo is a above shot looking up the 2nd is looking up at the rivets with some depth of Field both i like but I choose a side on view of the railway bridge for my final 10 because i like the composition and tones .

Shakespeare's theatre

Here are three different angles of the Shakespeare's theatre the first I took looking down the road towards the old part of the theatre i like the beauty of the old building the second shot is the new part of the theatre with the tower I tyred to show all of the theatre maybe a angle with the street lighting out of the shot would of been better I choose the picture below them for the final 12 because I like shapes and Form .

Oxford university

All these photos are part of the university The first shot is a angel showing the texture and lines of the building

The second is a face on shot of statue and building in background and the shot below them is one I choose for my final 12 because I like the composition of the shot and the focal point of the statue .

More rejected images