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

Final 10 macro

Final 10 Macro

NATURE IN FOCUS

 I was in the garden and i saw a Green shield bug that I have saw before mostly from landing on me it
 was in my garden so I took some macro shots of it wondering around I wanted to get a
macro shot of the bug coming towards me walking in between the moss and grass.
I think i got a good compostion of the bug with good exposure using flash

IT'S A BUGS LIFE



I got down low and face on to the bug
and used my Flash
I metered onto the face using spot

60mm lens

Shutter speed 1/50 sec

Aperture f 7.1

ISO 400

Metering spot

Flash used

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

here i used a macro lens to capture the texture and colours of the butterfly

I got close up and used all manual settings to get this side close up view .

BUTTERFLY REST

60mm lens

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture f 6.3

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

On board Flash used

FROSTY DAYS

I was walking along the river at stratford upon Avon on a frosty

winters day I found these plant heads in a row so took a picture

I used a wide Aperture of f/2 to get the depth of Field

60mm lens

Shutter speed 1/1000 SEC

Aperture f 2.2

ISO 100

Metering Evaluative

HIDE AND SEEK

I found spotted this Dead leaf butterfly well camouflage on some rocks ,

The remarkable detail of the butterfly mimicking a dead leaf is amazing 

 I wanted to capture all the beauty of this butterfly as well as its great camouflage .

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture f/10

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

On board flash

I noticed this small spider on the water drops

so decided to try and capture the spider and the water drop 

INCY WINCY SPIDER

Canon 450d

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/80 sec

Aperture f/9

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

no flash

YOU LOOKING AT ME

This bug was be hide glass I wanted to capture the colours

 and texture I used flash to help with exposure and

 used Evaluative metering to meter onto hes face

I like the background colours and composition of the shot.

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture f/7.1

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

On board flash

I wanted to use a shallow aperture to show some depth of Field so

 I used a Aperture of f/2.5 I like the composition and colour of the image .

BERRY FEST

450D

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/80 sec

Aperture f/2.5

ISO 100

Metering Evaluative

I noticed the reflection of the plants leafs in the water drop

And changed the angle to get more of the reflection of the red leafs 

in the water droplet . I used 1 metering point and focused onto the 

water drop with spot metering .

RAINDROP REFLECTION

                                                                       Canon 450d

                                                                        Lens 60mm

                                                               Shutter speed 1/13 sec

                                                                       Aperture f/14

                                                                         ISO 1600

                                                                      Metering spot

I wanted to capture the butterfly and the Flowers in the background
I used a aperture of f/4.5 to get some depth of Field and to make
the butterfly stand out more and show sharp detail .

SITTING PRETTY

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/80 sec

Aperture f/4.5

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

No flash

I noticed the rain water left over on the leafs

The sun was out so i had good ambient light

so took some close ups using manual focusing

MARBLE RAIN

Canon 450d

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture f/8

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

no flash

Final 10 Architecture

Final 10
Architecture

FROM PILLAR TO POST

This was took at leamington spa

Its the Royal pump rooms they where designed and built by C.S.Smith

 of Warwick at a reputed cost of £30,000 and opened in July 1814

I took this shot with a tripod and used the self timer

I took at a angle looking down the street i used a my lens at 18mm

to get in all of the pillars from end to end and top to bottom .

Canon 450d

Lens 18-55mm at 18mm

Shutter speed 1.6 sec

Aperture F/3.5

ISO 100

Metering Evaluative

Tripod used

IRON TRACKS

This is the old railway bridge at stratford upon Avon Stannals Bridge

This used to be the route of the Great Western Railway between Stratford and Cheltenham

I wanted to get close up and show the texture of the bridge

I took it at a angel to get a different composition to a normal one

Canon 450d

Lens 60 mm

Shutter speed 1/80 sec

Aperture F/22

ISO 100

Metering Evaluative

UP STAGED

The royal Shakespeare Theatre at night

I took this with a tripod resting on a small wall to get this view

I used a small aperture to get all the detail of the building a used a long

shutter speed of 30 sec to get a good exposure

Canon 450d

Lens 18-55mm at 18mm

Shutter speed 30 sec

Aperture F/28

ISO 100

Metering Evaluative

Tripod used

TUDOR VIEW

I took this  photo of Hall's Croft it was home to Shakespeare's eldest daughter Susanna

 and her husband Dr John Hall before they moved to New Place on Shakespeare's death.

               Built in 1613 it is an impressive piece of architecture showing the wealth of the owners

I took many photos of the hall including this close up of the woodwork

I wanted to show another park of architecture the great skill of the Tudor craftsmen

I took this shot looking up to show off the wood work of the building

Canon 450d

Lens 50mm

Shutter speed 1/320 sec

Aperture F/4.5

ISO 100

Metering Evaluative

OX BRIDGE

The most photographed piece of architecture in Oxford

The Hertford Bridge also know as the Bridge Of Sighs

It was built in 1913/14 This was took as it was getting dark

I like the perspective of the bridge and the background building's

I used a ISO of 400 to help with exposure because of the falling light

and used the widest aperture for that lens f/3.5 and a shutter speed of 1/60 sec

Canon 450d

Lens 18-55mm at 20mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture F/3.5

ISO 400

Metering Evaluative

LIGHTS OF PASSAGE

  This was took at leamington spa at night Its the Royal pump rooms

        built in 1814 I took this to show a different composition

showing the floor tiles and the line of pillars and lights 

   I took it with a Tripod and a 4 sec shutter speed

Canon 450d

Lens 18-55mm at 28 mm

Shutter speed 4 sec

Aperture F/6.3

ISO 100

Metering Evaluative

Tripod used

LIGHT SIDE OF THE LAW

This is the Warwickshire Justice Centre in Leamington Spa

Its a very new building and it was officially opened in opened in August 2010

I took it with a tripod and I wanted to take it from a abnormal perspective

showing the lines and shapes of the building

Canon 450d

Lens 18-55mm at 18 mm

Shutter speed 8 sec

Aperture F/9

ISO 100

Metering Evaluative

Tripod used

TWILIGHT STUDY

The entrance to the Bodleian Library

The bronze statue is the Earl of Pembroke one time

Chancellor of Oxford University

 The Bodleian library is one of the oldest libraries in Europe

 and is the 2nd largest library in the UK

in its current incarnation, has a continuous history dating back to 1602

I wanted to show the library with the Earl in front i took it from angle to show

the great window and lines and texture of the walls.

 

Canon 450d

Lens 18-55mm at 18mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture F/5

ISO 400

Metering Evaluative

TUDOR TIMES

This is was took at Warwick its Lord Leycester hospital 

 its a one of a few building that survived the great fire of Warwick in 1694

 The building it self can be dated back as far as 1126 it was

built by Roger de Newburgh

I took my shot at night I used my camera handheld using

 the floor to help steady my camera for the 2 sec shutter speed

Canon 450d

Lens 18-55mm at 18 mm

Shutter speed 2 sec

Aperture F/5.6

ISO 800

Metering Evaluative

OXFORD GREYS

This is two building the building on right is the Radcliffe Camera 

designed by james gibbs in the English palladian style and

 built in 1737–1749 to house the radcliffe science museum

and the build in the far ground is All Souls College is one

 of the constituent colleges of the university of oxford

The College was founded by Henry VI in 1438

I wanted to capture two beautiful building together

I wanted to capture the light and reflections in the window

and also the texture and shapes of the brick work .

Canon 450d

Lens 18-55mm at 40mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture F/5

ISO 400

Metering Evaluative