Project 1 The horizon line.

Although the images are not very inspiring,
I think they serve the purpose of the project.
















Here are further examples of a scene with

different horizon positions.


This first shows a field of rape with the sky
occupying the upper third. A typical landscape.

Here the sky has been reduced and the
foreground dominates the image.










And here the purpose of the image is to

emphasise the powerful sky.
 While the foreground
has been reduced considerably this image illustrates that it is not only the space occupied by a particular part of the landscape that determines its importance in the image but also the colour and tone.
Here the strong yellow and to a lesser extent the
green of the trees balance the strong blues of the sky.

Project2: Horizontal vs Vertical

The purpose here was to isolate the small figure
at the same time retain a semblance of the surroundings.












The vertical frame is a better choice. The isolation of the
figure is still maintained without too much of the distracting
detail in the top image.
















Here the object was to capture the two
women hurrying towards the bright
lights of the dress shop.













It is a vertical image and the vertical frame eliminates
 the detail on the left but retains the lights of the shop
 and the busy area around it.

Project 3: Panorama.

Panorama 1.

Not a good image. As is often the
case , the light changes! This is a
combination of 8 shots with the
camera in portrait mode. Size of
 image is 35" x 10". viewing angle
approx. 180 degrees. It lacks a sense of scale!

Project 4:Collage

Collage.
The 7 images on the right reading from top

to bottom, form the collage assembled at the

bottom of the page reading from left to right.

Project 5 : Interacting subjects.

Mon 1.
Probably this was how the monument was intended
to be seen. The clear line of grass leading to the top.














Mon2.
This low angle creates an image where the trees
are beginning to dominate the monument.














Mon 3.
The emphasis on the foreground gives increased
depth to the image but less emphasis on the
main subject.

Mon 4.
Here while the structure has been emphasised
by the exaggeration of perspective, the grandeur
of the monument has been reduced by the
adjacent trees.

Project 6: Framing the view.

The main centre of the image was intended to be the accent the red figure. With this landscape view there too much spatial difference between the red image and the surrounding landscape.

This different framing gives the accent more importance and prevents the eye wandering away on to the adjacent landscape.












This an image of a single figure in a wood is perhaps distracted by the trees and shrubs either side.

This takes the eye via the tree on the right towards the solitary image.

Project 7: Figures in a landscape.

Figures on Helm crag.

Would have been better if more children were on the ridge.

Project 8:Using perspective to help composition.

Linear perspective.
The use of converging lines such as
roads, canals, post lines etc..


























Diminishing perspective.

Here objects appear to be successively smaller.








Aerial/Tonal perspective.


Atmospheric haze reducing contrast in

the distance and lightening the tone.

Project 9: Colour themes.

Shades of Green








In this view, if you concentrate you may count ten to
twenty shades of green. If measured the number will be
nearer a hundred.












Even in this limited view the number of shades of green is over a hundred.

Project 10: Soft colours

Soft colours in Pink Blue and Green.

Project 11: Colour of daylight.

Project 12: Contrast and Exposure.

Contrast and Exposure.




In the majority of landscape images the main
contrast occurs between the sky and the
 remainder. The sky effect and exposure
problem can be duplicated in any water.
This first image is an example of shadowed
foliage and a bright sky. There is about 5
stops difference between the two.
The only way to take this image is to wait
for a change of lighting.





This landscape is a little different but as
often the the sky is an essential dramatic
 part of the image but also that portion
 that provides a large change in EV.

This version is exposed for the sky and
the foreground and middle distance is
under exposed.







This version was exposed for the fore and
middle ground. The sky is washed out and the
image has lost all impact.
There is 4 stops difference between the two
 versions.
A solution for this sort of image with a fairly
well defined horizon is to use a neutral density
graduated filter to reduce the effect of the bright
sky but still maintain the detail in the rest of
the image.


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Another similar image this shot exposed for
the shadows.












Same image exposed for the sky.












Same image exposed for shadows with
x2 Neutral Density Graduated filter.

Project 13: Throughout the Day.

Project 14: Changing Light/ Changing Views.

Project 15: Planning portfolio.

Autumn

Seasonal Portfolio: The crops, trees, ground all change in this twelve months. Some dramatically
and some in subtle ways.

Winter

In the Summer the wheat is nearly ripe for
 harvesting.

 The Autumn shows no sign of the previous crop.
The ground has little done to it apart from a deep scarifying and a new crop of rape seed planted.

In Winter the crop has little choice but to rest under
several inches of snow.

Summer

Spring shows the crop growing well with some
bloom already on some of the plants near the
 sheltered tree line.

Spring

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                             

Project 16: Dusk.

 Dusk.

Approximately 10 minute interval between shots.