Along The Edge

This photo I had taken a while ago from one of the many short walks that Bex and I have been on. We were walking along a public footpath when I saw a single tree but with a larger group of trees standing behind in the distance. I thought that if I took a photo then cropped it into a near square format it would make an interesting composition.

To capture the photo I used the camera in aperture priority and selected an aperture of F8 to ensure both the foreground and the background was in sharp focus. I didn’t use the flash as this would have caused the sky to white-out. I also boosted the sharpness in the camera because I wanted all the detail in the hedge to be very clear.

To edit the photo I cropped the photo down as planned but I also adjusted the light levels. I did this to boost the contrast and darken the sky a small amount. I like the effect that I created by cropping the photo down, it focuses the attention onto the groups of trees. Before I cropped the photo it looked very cluttered and the eye wasn’t being led to the correct focal points.

Not sure exactly when our next photography wander is going to be but I’m sure we will be going on one very soon. I think it would be interesting to go down to the duckpond when it is frozen over. It might make some interesting reflected patterns?

Mat

Snow Problem

When Bex and I were walking through town in the lush sunshine on Saturday, we decided to cool down by having a snow cone between us. It was our first snow cone and was actually very nice (even if it did seem identical to a slush puppy...)! I thought I’d take a photo of it, I know it’s pretty much a snapshot, but I thought it was worthy to be today’s upload.

I love how the ice crystals glisten in the light reflected from the pop-up flash, and I really like the contrast between the blue ice and the red ice. By using a moderately large aperture I managed to take the background out of focus which centres the attention on the snow cone itself.

The snow cone tasted very nice and I would recommend them to anyone who wants to give it a try. Bex and I will have to get out on another photography wander soon, and take some more nature shots, (and maybe some macro photos!), but I still want to continue with the street photography. What should we upload next, nature or street?

Mat