Thank you to everyone that stopped by to take a look at my photo! I found out today that I won my local photowalk and have been submitted for consideration to win the Grand Prize! Hooray!
A Shameless Plea for Help
I participated in Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photowalk this past Saturday at the Columbus Ohio [Short North] photowalk. It was a great time and I got some photos I really like. Check out my Flickr set here: Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk 2008 . However, the one to the left is my favorite and the one that I submitted to our local contest, which will determine our group's submission to the global competition. Winner of our group will depend heavily on the amount of comments and views the photo gets, so if you get a chance please stop by and give me a view and a comment. Thanks!
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Moral Compass
I took this picture while I was listening to the Ohio State Alumni Band performing in Worthington last weekend. I looked up and saw the weathervane that was slightly obscured by some of the trees, but could be nicely framed if I found the right angle. The trouble was that I was in the middle of a performance and didn't have much opportunity to find a new angle. I had to get creative. That's when I thought of my depth of field. I cranked open my aperture to f/4 and zoomed in as far as my telephoto would go. The resulting shallow depth of field removed the offending leaves sufficiently to give me a workable frame for the shot. I did a little Lightroom post processing that included:
- cropping to 1x1 dimensions
- increasing vibrance
- tweaking color saturation
- tweaking luminescence saturation
- split toning
I really like to contrast between the sharp focus of the weathervane and the blurred leaves in the foreground. Let me know what you think.
The Tomato Experiment
This is a shot that resulted from an experiment I did this morning. Cate and I ran down to the Worthington Farmer's Market to get some cherry tomatoes for dinner tonight. We found one of the last quarts of the tomatoes and scooped them up. Once we returned home, I had to wash them. When I was done, I noticed that the water beading up on the tomatoes looked kinda cool so I set up my camera on my Joby tripod and did a long exposure at a high F stop. Specifically, the details are ISO 100, f/14, for 2.5s. I then did some post prod work in Lightroom and came up with this. I like it but it seems to be missing some small item that I can't quite put my finger on. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
