In 1908, E.M. Forester wrote a novel set in Florence, Italy,
A Room with a View.
The protagonist is booked in a room with a view of the courtyard, but preferred the sweeping majestic view of the Arno River.
I think as photographers we would welcome the challenge to photograph either point of view, Arno River or Courtyard.
Our assignment to photograph an item from multiple points of view, perspective, composition, settings was very enjoyable. And as usual, I took on something too complex, large, oversized.
So I have edited my photos drastically and put my attention on one
item, a beautiful, flowering kale in the midst of an array of autumn gourds, squash, marigolds and leaves.
This display is on our front porch.
(I promise to get off this autumn roll I have been on, but this fleeting season of settling in, is simply too beautiful to not use for my muse..one last time.)
Midnight on porch. Tripod, flash with diffuser, manual setting.
Full morning sun, under exposed to achieve the darkness surrounding subject to make it pop.
Same intense sun, creating deep shadows. Macro lens and tripod.
Heavy cropping in camera to reveal striated ridges and furrows.
The sun kept playing peek-a-boo, but I wanted to stick with natural lighting, and macro lens. The tripod was cumbersome when shooting the amazing underside of the plant.
This resulted in me shooting hand held, difficult for me in macro settings.
Note to self: when searching for a subject to photograph, take time to shoot from various angles, heights, distance, lens and settings.
Idea: Carry a plastic bag at all times in case you are down on your back looking UP!
Heart Thought: " It seems to me we can never give up LONGING and WISHING while we are ALIVE. There are certain things we feel to be BEAUTIFUL and GOOD, and we must hunger for them. "
George Eliot
Enjoy the last drifts of autumn. sharon
So I have edited my photos drastically and put my attention on one
item, a beautiful, flowering kale in the midst of an array of autumn gourds, squash, marigolds and leaves.
This display is on our front porch.
(I promise to get off this autumn roll I have been on, but this fleeting season of settling in, is simply too beautiful to not use for my muse..one last time.)
Midnight on porch. Tripod, flash with diffuser, manual setting.
Full morning sun, under exposed to achieve the darkness surrounding subject to make it pop.
Same intense sun, creating deep shadows. Macro lens and tripod.
Heavy cropping in camera to reveal striated ridges and furrows.
The sun kept playing peek-a-boo, but I wanted to stick with natural lighting, and macro lens. The tripod was cumbersome when shooting the amazing underside of the plant.
This resulted in me shooting hand held, difficult for me in macro settings.
Note to self: when searching for a subject to photograph, take time to shoot from various angles, heights, distance, lens and settings.
Idea: Carry a plastic bag at all times in case you are down on your back looking UP!
Heart Thought: " It seems to me we can never give up LONGING and WISHING while we are ALIVE. There are certain things we feel to be BEAUTIFUL and GOOD, and we must hunger for them. "
George Eliot
Enjoy the last drifts of autumn. sharon
