Tree Tops and Red Tops

This first image is a good example of when filling the frame is a good choice. Some subjects call for this and this subject is certainly one. The tree, large and looming definitely wins the main stage here!

I shot at a speed of 1/1000 and aperture of f/5.6. My focal length was 70 mm and ISO 100.

Repeating pops of colour helps to bring a busy composition together. The red draws the eye throughout the image, in a way that is almost orderly. When the image has a lot going on it is important to remember to include something that will ground or guide.

I shot at a speed of 1/1000 with an aperture of f/5.6. My focal length was 70 mm and ISO 100.

My Winnipeg

I was out and about today and as is often the case, my camera occupied the passenger seat. I pulled over a couple of times and shot some local scenes in my city. Sometimes it is easy to feel as though our own hometown is commonplace. Perhaps it is but in its "ordinary" is often found the extraordinary.

I love my city.

 

The above photo was shot in St. Vital, Winnipeg. The lens I used for both the images in this post is my EF24-70 mm. My shutter speed was 1/80 and aperture f/9.0. My ISO was 100 and focal length 32 mm.

In my effort to include the ordinary, I did not wait for the parked car to leave (I also didn't have the kind of time that may have required). The street signs are present and appropriate. One other shot I had taken included a fire hydrant with a bright orange marking pole beside it. I have my limits to ordinary and quickly opted away from that picture.

Once on my computer, I played in Lightroom with the colours and contrasts and then also brought it into Photoshop where I applied a texture layer over top.

This second image was taken in my own neighborhood of Transcona. The sun shone a little brighter as it was closer to noon when I took this picture. I mentioned earlier my lens choice but my settings were different. I used a shutter speed of 1/320, aperture of f/9.0 and ISO 100. My focal length was 24 mm.

I played with the colour and contrast in a similar way to the above image, both in Lightroom and Photoshop.