Kevin-P_10

Scenic 

Kevin Mobbs The Snapshots Back to list Title: Red House Tags: overlook, fog, trees, autumn, morning, sunrise, near death experience

Self Critique

In my Atmospheric Project, I mentioned the troubles waiting for the trees to turn. The rain set in as they turned, and made it hard to get a nice shot of the fall foliage. As I contemplated the situation, I asked myself why scenic meant trees, pastures, and the “picturesque”. What is scenic? One person’s junk is another’s scenic (see photo 1). Still, I could not let the scenic thing go, and if I were somewhere else, Hawaii for example, I would be taking different scenic pictures, which I did. The rule is that we must only use pictures taken during this class, which I did. In fact, these pictures were taken in the last week. For these pictures of various places in Hawaii, I framed and took each picture with my own equipment. Can you figure out how? If so, does it count? Why or why not? (see photos 2-4).

Patience is a virtue for the photographer. As the deadline loomed on this project, the sun made an early morning appearance to lift the fog which was not only on the landscape but in my mind. Photo 5 (__review this one__) was taken after several days of rain. I took many versions trying different angles, flash, etc. I also tried different positions. I believe this one was taken while standing on the guard rail of highway 27. The most important thing I learned from this assignment was to be open-minded about what is or is not beautiful and to realize that you must be ready and patient. The weather, light, time of day, etc. are all problematic (and essential).

Another Man's Junk (photo 1)​ Virtual Vacation (photo 2) Sand in My Toes (photo 3)

MySpace (photo 4)

Red House (photo 5- for evaluation) Self Evaluation


 * 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. ||

Peer Critique Name: Michael Peer Critique:
 * 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. || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">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. || <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">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. ||

Mike - Kevin, I can't agree with you more. We all take various shots of what "we" think meets the criteria, and then we see what others have done, what our evaluation says, and wonder "what did we actually need". Your *Red House* photo is great. I personally like the //realistic// shots, and I know that others like shots to be more open to interpretation. I would have loved to have seen this shot with the trees more in focus in the foreground, but that is just me. The sunrise, the fog, and the fall colors definitely make it scenic. I think your shutter speed and aperture was perfectly set to take the photo of the "sunrise". If the image was brighter, it would lose something. The composition was great and the focus is a perfect match for the way you wanted to have the image portrayed. My only improvement would be the trees closest to you being in focus. You continually amaze me by finding such cool shots. Great job!!

Emily-Kevin, I'm glad you survived your near death experience on the guard rail of HWY 27 for this shot. This shot is absolutely amazing. I love your scenic shot of another man's junk as well. You are right in that critiquing photos depends on one's perspective or frame of mind. The colors in your photo are awe inspiring. Thanks for risking your life to capture this shot. I wish my mind "looked" like this scene; my mind is definitely not serene at this point in the semester. You truly do have your own "eye" for creating your photos. I have enjoyed viewing your photos this semester. I do not have any suggestions for improving this photo. To me it is priceless. :O)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 200%;">Donna- Kevin, this is a beautiful choice for your scenic shot. I like how you made the sky the predominent focus in the photograph. Your picture captures the sublime; as such, the "near death experience" tag is very appropriate. The scene is very peaceful. I can't offer an improvement, but for a different perspective, you might crop the most visible trees out of the photo to create an even more mystic effect. Great photo.

Jacki - Kevin, I absolutely love this photo! I think it is so peaceful and just beautiful! Fall colors are my favorite! I really like the depth of your photo. The horizon creates a sense that it goes on forever. I also really like the blanket of fog over the trees. This picture is perfect to me. I think if you wanted to, you could have the trees be more in focus, but that may not have made the statement that you wanted to. I think you captured a really great photo! Great job!