P8_Lucretia

. Public Library, Columbus, Georgia Student name: Lucretia Turner Type of evaluation (self or peer). Include name of peer: || 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 exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. || || >89% (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || Comments: I took several night photos and decided I like this one. I think it could have been a little more clearer and I should have captured the total library as opposed to trying to place the building in the center of the camera lens. Unfortunately, I did not have a tripod for this shot and would like to retake with one, if given the opportunity.
 * Rubric: ** ** Digital Photo **Night Photo
 * 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
 * Total Points
 * Total Points

I value this photo because I have not had a lot of success taking photos at night. Using the different manual settings of the digital camera allows me to shoot objects and adjust for the best results. I particularly like the lights in the front of the building, and the moon in the background makes it especially aesthetic to me.

Student name: Lucretia Turner Type of evaluation peer). Include name of peer: Kim Huett || 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 exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. || || >89% (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || __Comments__:
 * Rubric: ** ** Digital Photo Night Photo **
 * 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
 * Total Points
 * Total Points

The concept of night photography is well-conveyed in this shot. Compositionally, I like the way in which the library is framed at a slight angle rather than at a full frontal shot. The shot is not so tightly cropped as to deny the library an appearance of grandeur. The focus of the shot is not what I would prefer: it seems a little blurry. Either this was intentional, or perhaps the camera was on an auto setting and was having trouble focusing. Alternatively, the blur may have been caused by camera shake, which I have recently learned is difficult for me to overcome without a tripod.

I think the shutter and aperture are probably appropriate. I think a higher shutter with a lower aperture would have perhaps had the effect of less blur, but the shot would have been less illuminated. Overall, I find this shot interesting because taking this shot by day would have a different effect (less compelling, probably). But at night, the library takes on a romantic cast and the lighting is great for practicing night photography. The tags seems appropriate to me.