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Rule of Thirds

Student Name: Kevin Mobbs

Group Name: The Snapshots

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The hardest thing about this assignment, and I fear all of the rest, is deciding which one to post. I have several other pictures that were considered. It seems that no matter how I try, each one has something wrong with it (focus, lighting, position, or whatever). This example contains the least amount of objection, and I think it is a good representation of the "Rule of Thirds". As shown below, the photo places the forefront lichen in the lower two-thirds of the overall space. Additionally, I cropped the original to create the curve of the lichen to span between the intersections of the lines. The Rule of Thirds assignment is a valuable lesson and changed my entire concept for taking and editing pictures. It is hard to believe that I have never heard of such a basic and well-known principle. I guess that is what they call learning.

The clarity/focus of the picture is disappointing. Were the focus of the near lichen very clear, I think this would be a particularly interesting photo. I am pleased with the overall affect of the very unfocused lichen in the background. There are lots of nice textures and shades of the same color. I am really interested in the perspective of things taken in close-up. Would you have guessed these are lichen? They look a bit like bread or cookies. Maybe, these are not lichen at all, but they are some sort of fungus growing on old firewood in the yard.

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Title: Tree Ears

Tags: nature, wood, lichen, fungus, rule, thirds, close-up, brown

Self Evaluation (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: Jacki Blair (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || Critique Comments: Jacki - Kevin, I really like how you have represented the rule of thirds concept. As I can tell by the grid lines, you have done this perfectly. I think you are being too hard on yourself with the focus. I like how the picture focuses on the up close portion and not on the farther back portion; I think it gives your picture focus and depth. Your photo also covers the transforming an object assignment well. I had a hard time focusing on an object so close to it, but yours gives the picture texture that looks like you can feel it. Great job!
 * 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%

Other Comments: Emily -Kevin, when I first looked at your picture, it reminded me of an expensive fur coat. The marbling effect of the lichen made me look back at your photo a few times. I do like how this photo shows the rule of thirds and depth of field. I look forward to seeing your other photos.

Donna- Kevin, I love the texture you captured with this photo; it makes me want to touch it. Also, yours is an excellent example of application of the rule of thirds. Suggestion: Look at the left column in the grid. I wonder if you could improve the color quality of the top two squares.

Mike - Kevin, your photo satisfies both of the first two assignments (rule of thirds AND close-up). I know close-up photography presents it's own challenges with focus and field depth. When I first looked at the picture, I thought it was dried banana chips. This photo is great, whether it is in color, B&W, or sepia.