Jacki-P7

Photo Assignment Name: Light and Shadow

Student Name: Jacki Blair

Group Name: The Snapshots

Title: By the Light of the Moon

Tags: Moon, light, shadow, trees, moonlight

Self Evaluation

This was last week, when the mood looked to be as bright as ever. I don't know if you can see it, but there was a rainbow around the moon. It had just peeked out from some clouds. I couldn't see the trees in the original picture, but when I edited it, I brought out some of the fill light and saw the trees. The trees are so dark that they look like shadows. I was really impressed at the way the trees came from out of the black of the original picture. The one thing I would have done differently is to have had a tripod handy. I don't think the stillness and focus of the moon were perfect. But, I only had a few moments to capture the rainbow because the clouds were about to cover it again. I love the way the moon turned out to look so bright though. (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || Critique Comments:
 * Category || Strong || Adequate || Weak ||
 * Concept || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept. || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. ||
 * Composition || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles. ||
 * Focus || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. ||
 * Technical Aspects || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. ||
 * Depth of Field || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. ||
 * ** Instructor evaluates this section ** ||
 * Self Critique || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Critique || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Comments || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. ||
 * Total Points || >89%
 * Total Points || >89%

Peer Critique Name: Mike . || Does a poor job communicating the concept. || (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || Critique Comments:
 * Category || Strong || Adequate || Weak ||
 * Concept || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept. || 
 * Composition || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles. ||
 * Focus || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. ||
 * Technical Aspects || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. ||
 * Depth of Field || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. ||
 * ** Instructor evaluates this section ** ||
 * Self Critique || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Critique || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Comments || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. ||
 * Total Points || >89%
 * Total Points || >89%

__Kevin__- Jacki, the purple overtones and the shadows are very nice in this shot, as is the framing of the moon by the trees. The moon must have been super bright that night as it glares a lot. Perhaps the glare could be reduced digitally.

Emily-Jacki, I can't see the moon for the trees! I do not see the trees that you speak of in this photo. I do see the hint of a rainbow with the light of the moon. I like the brightness of the moon that you captured; a tripod would definitely allow you to correct the composition of this shot. I received a travel one that I keep in my car, just in case. Good job.

Donna - This is a beautiful picture. My attention keeps going to the blue glow above the moon. What is this? The trees look like dark clouds, to me. I took a picture that has the glare (as Kevin mentioned), too. I haven't figured out how to digitally reduce the glare. I like the way light streams diagonally in your shot. I would like to see the photo lightened a bit. That might ruin it, but I'd like to see if the details of the trees would be more noticeable

Mike - Jacki, I like the way the trees are framed around the moon. Trust me, a tripod will allow you to capture steady shots. I have tried both ways. I, too, tried to take a photo through my telescope of the moon and fought the battle of brightness. I wanted to use that shot for my ambiguous space shot, but did not like the way it turned out. I found that I could capture the moon's look by having faster shutter speeds, but that would also defeat capturing the images of the trees. The rainbow portrayed through the clouds might have been captured with a faster shutter speed. It seems like faster speeds at night would defeat capturing an image because of the darkness, but it will allow you to do so. Seeing your photo and thinking of mine makes me want a CCD telescope camera. Good job.