Collaborative Composition

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Photograph Exposed: Portrait vs. Landscape

Compelling photographs come from inspiration, not duplication.

Exploring Canon PowerShot SX100 IS modes--setting on Portrait/Macro
DOF - Portrait
ISO 80 - Exposure 1 sec - Aperture f/3.5 - Focal Length 10.3 mm - Focus Distance Upper 0.12 - Measured EV -1.59

This setting was on Landscape
DOF - Landscape
ISO 80 - Exposure 1 sec - Aperture f/3.2 - Focal Length 9.1 mm - Focus Distance Upper 65.53 - Measured EV -1.75

DD#1's Photo-A-Day Exercise...taking from high angle and using lines to lead the eyes toward main center of interest.
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ISO 1600 - Exposure 1/40 sec - Aperture f/2.8 - Focal Length 6 mm - Focus Distance Upper 0.95 - Measured EV -1.19

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Saturday, May 8, 2010

365: 14 Life of a Young Musician/Flutist

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critiqued by Clyde Thompson
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presented Third-Place ribbon by Michael Gaseme

...at the First Annual Cascade Foundation for Musical Arts competition (formerly known as Friends of Young Instrumentalists), at Willy Student Center on COCC campus.

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Photo-a-Day: Darkness...and Web-based Tools

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ISO 100 - Exposure 1/25 sec - Aperture f/5.0 - Focal Length 7.3 mm - Focus Distance Upper 1.05 - Measured EV 0.78
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ISO 100 - Exposure 1/2.5 sec - Aperture f/5.0 - Focal Length 6 mm - Focus Distance Upper 1.32 - Measured EV -0.69

I have been playing with web-based tools...uploaded an image on HolgaNizer and the application turns it into a Holga image, a collage of Polaroids in the spirit of David Hockney. Click on Click here to shuffle button until an interesting result you like appears.
View Original Image here

Check out the HolgaNizer Flickr Group for more inspiration.

Same image used for Holga effect above was magically turned into a Polaroid using Polaroin.
Both picture quality and resolution are good for the play.

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Friday, May 7, 2010

Photograph Exposed: Night Life

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ISO 400 - Exposure 1/6 sec - Aperture f/3.5 - Focal Length 6 mm - Focus Distance Upper 2.83 - Measured EV -1.12

Created a COOL painting effect with Anymaking, a free web-base tool

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365: 13 Friday Art Walk


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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Photograph Exposed: Tree of Life

Taken at Dancing for Flossie, Downtown Bend from a street-wide distance.
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ISO 80 - Exposure 1/50 sec - Aperture f/8.0 - Focal Length 28.1 mm - Focus Distance Upper 22.67 - Measured EV 7.88

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365: 12 Flute Ensemble

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

365: 11 Finished Knit

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Photo-A-Day...

Day Four by DD#2 for her own 365 project
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ISO 400 - Exposure 1/640 sec - Aperture f/8.0 - Focal Length 6 mm - Focus Distance Upper 0.66 - Measured EV 8.66

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Photo-A-Day...

Day 3 by DD#2 for her own 365 project
365:  Day 3 (DD#2)
ISO 400 - Exposure 0.8 sec - Aperture f/8.0 - Focal Length 6 mm - Focus Distance Upper 1.32 - Measured EV 0.31

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365: 10 Passage to

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Monday, May 3, 2010

365: 9 DeCoupage

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Dudley BookShop Cafe, downtown Bend

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Photo-a-Day: Oneness

First one was taken outside of Toomies, downtown Bend, OR.
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ISO 400 - Exposure 1/60 sec - Aperture f/8 - Focal Length 6 mm - Focus Distance Upper 0.78 - Measured EV 5.09

Meet Jasper, DD#2's pet
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ISO 400 - Exposure 1/6 sec - Aperture f/4.5 - Focal Length 6 mm - Focus Distance Upper 0.78 - Measured EV 0.06

Both were DD#2's photographic compositions.

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