Week 3 – Spring in Sointula

For week 3 I got inspired by the seasonal change, the tides were at its lowest and highest during this week – exposing some fun creatures. The weather also came in a variety of patterns, with some days being incredibly sunny, pouring down rain with hail and big wind storms that could push you over. Keeping it consistent with the previous weeks, I have focused on taking close up photos, with the exception of a couple landscapes, and playing with aperture and some shutter speed – however I didn’t get to experiment with it as much as I would’ve liked to, or get out as much as I wanted to.

My workflow for Lightroom has also been consistent to the previous weeks. Keeping it basic with exposure, cropping, leveling, vibrancy, contrast and so on. Usually while photographing, I would take multiple pictures changing the settings every so often.

March 24

  • 1/4000 sec. f/5.6 100 mm ISO: 400
  • 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 50 mm ISO: 500
  • 1/500 sec. f/6.3 110 mm ISO: 400
  • 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 135 mm ISO: 500
  • 1/800 sec. f/5.6 200 mm ISO: 500
Chosen
  • 1/2000 sec. f/5.6 100 mm ISO: 500
I chose this because of its colour and placement. The photo is a little noisy but it did not bother me on this specific picture.

March 25

  • 1/500 sec. f/5.6 155 mm ISO: 500
  • 1/400 sec. f/5.6 130 mm ISO: 320
  • 1/1250 sec. f/5.6 130 mm ISO: 400
  • 1/320 sec. f/5.6 70 mm ISO: 500
  • 1/2000 sec. f/5.6 70 mm ISO: 500
Chosen
  • 1/400 sec. f/6.3 160 mm ISO: 500
I chose this photo because of its natural vibrancy. When editing, I actually had to decrease the vibrancy. I also liked the focal point and its detail.

March 27

  • 1/200 sec. f/5.6 200 mm ISO: 500
  • 1/800 sec. f/5.6 35 mm ISO: 500
  • 1/200 sec. f/5.6 120 mm ISO: 500
  • 1/250 sec. f/5.6 170 mm ISO: 500
  • 1/200 sec. f/5.6 70 mm ISO: 500
Chosen
  • 1/125 sec. f/5.6 200 mm ISO: 800
I chose this photo because of how perfectly it expresses spring. While checking the mail I found these white flowers and while taking pictures this large bee flew over and started pollinating.

March 28

  • 1/2000 sec. f/5.6 24 mm ISO: 400
  • 1/5000 sec. f/5.6 110 mm ISO: 400
  • 1/4000 sec. f/5.6 110 mm ISO: 400
  • 1/2500 sec. f/5.6 18 mm ISO: 400
  • 1/3200 sec. f/5.6 130 mm ISO: 400
Chosen
  • 1/2000 sec. f/5.6 150 mm ISO: 400
While doing one of my daily beach walks I couldn’t help but see that the buds were beginning to sprout on some of the bushes. I chose this photo because of how the sun was shining through the leaves, I also like how the background isn’t distracting.

Remaining Three Days

  • 1/3200 sec. f/5.6 155 mm ISO: 400
  • 1/125 sec. f/5.6 200 mm ISO: 800
  • 1/1600 sec. f/5.6 200 mm ISO: 400

Reflection

Week three was a little challenging as I am dealing with physical issues on top of everything, however I still really enjoyed and was able to get out and take photos. I didn’t realize while taking photos, but I wish I experimented more with shutter speed – rather than looking for high detail, but playing with the technique to create intriguing pictures. There is a huge possibility I will do this during week four for fun. Editing has been easier, again, because I take photos of the same thing until I’m satisfied with how it looks. Some pictures did turn out darker than I thought they were, which I tried to correct in Lightroom. This week was really fun because of weather change! I was able to get photos with different lighting and colours because flora is starting to bud, this also brought an incredibly windy, cold storm, that initially made me sick after being out. Throughout the three weeks I have taken many photos that I wish to post, all will be found on the menu page.

All uploads from my camera.