P9_Cathy

Atmospheric Space Assignment

Cathy Carpenter Group: VSpacers1

Title: Red Tree Hill Tags: Colombian hillside, rolling fog, red trees





Title: Stormy Weather Silhouette Tags: stormy weather, hillside silhouette, cloud patterns

My Comments: These were two different types of shots, but I really like the look of the first shot because it reminds me of a European countryside. When I tried to find the name of the trees, I got a lot of images of Scotland and Ireland. I think the lines of red trees heading up to the fog rolling in create an interesting image. It is actually an image out in the countryside in Colombia near a river in a small town. In the other shot, I played with the light and exposure to get the silhouette and depth in the picture.

The value of this assignment was in being aware of the conditions of the weather around you and trying to see the light and atmosphere in an unusual way to create a good image. It gives you the opportunity to play with exposures and lighting but you have to be quick as the images don't stay around very long! It only takes a minute for a rainbow to fade and a cloud to move, so you have to know how your camera works and how to adjust it quickly.

Self Evaluation || 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. || (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) ||
 * 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.
 * 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. || 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%

Peer Critique of //Stormy Weather Silhouette// by Kim
(45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || __Critique Comments__: //Stormy Weather Silhouette// does a nice job of communicating the concept of atmospheric space. Our vantage point is from the ground looking skyward with the silhouette of some vegetation framing part of our view. The clouds are interesting in their degree of lightness and darkness and in the way they can't quite obscure a bright patch of blue beyond.
 * ** 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%

Compositionally, the angle of the foliage across the bottom works well with the lines of the clouds in the sky. The depth of field seems appropriate, as both the dark vegetation and the clouds are in sufficient focus. I am curious about what settings were used to make this shot. My guess is it was a shutter of about 1/100 and an ISO of about 400? I wonder how other shots in the series turned out with other settings.

The title and tags work well, but to clarify: did you intend //hillside silhouette// to be a single tag, or should there be a comma between the words?