P5_David

Tags: Root; Exposed; Tree; Aerial Map Student name: David Ackman Type of evaluation (self). || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. || || || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. || || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. || || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. || || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. || || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. || || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. || (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || Comments: I think this photo certainly has ambiguous space. It looks like an aerial or satellite land-form map or picture. I think the exposure, focus and depth are all good. In reality this is a close-up picture of an exposed tree root in my side yard. It was in shadow, and I used flash for the shot. This assignment makes us look at things differently through photography. What is seen by the eye and what is seen by the lens can be different, and makes us view our surroundings in a different way.
 * Category || Strong || Adequate || Weak ||
 * Concept || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept.
 * Composition || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles.
 * Focus || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot.
 * Technical Aspects || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept.
 * Depth of Field || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes.
 * **Instructor evaluates shaded section** ||
 * Self Critique || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements.
 * Peer Critique || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements.
 * Peer Comments || Peer comments exceed expectations.
 * Total Points || >89%
 * Total Points || >89%

Student name: David Ackman

Peer Critique
(45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || __Critique Comments__: This photo pulled a vocal response out of me immediately ("Ah!"). I thought it must be the cross-section of a tree, but I also found that it had the look, feel, texture, and coloration of a cross-section of rock. The lighting, color, composition, and focus all work for me. If I am correct, this shot is not in complete focus (although that could be my eyes), and I feel that the focus (with its very slight smudge) adds to the shot a sort of mysterious effect (if it were in perfect focus, it would be 100% clear that we're looking at wood and would take away the delicious ambiguity of the space). It is difficult to discern the depth of field we're looking at, and I also think it's not really relevant to the shot. Given that what appears in this shot is at about the same distance from the camera lens, the level of focus is fairly even.
 * ** Category ** || ** Strong ** || ** Adequate ** || ** Weak ** ||
 * ** Concept ** || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept. || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. ||
 * ** Composition ** || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles. ||
 * ** Focus ** || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. ||
 * ** Technical Aspects ** || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. ||
 * ** Depth of Field ** || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * ** Title/tags ** || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. ||
 * ** Instructor evaluates this section ** ||
 * ** Self Critique ** || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * ** Peer Critique ** || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * ** Peer Comments ** || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. ||
 * ** Total Points ** || >89%
 * ** Total Points ** || >89%

This shot evokes a sense of oldness, of time before our time. And it looks kind of like the roof of a cave to me. Also, I don't know if David intended this or not, but I see a face on this tree trunk, and he did a great job capturing that, too. While I personally would not recommend any changes to this photo, I can't help but wonder how the photo's impact might change if one were to cast it in black and white. While we'd lose the beautiful coloring, we might gain a new perspective in a striking chiaroscuro version of this photo.