Michael-P_10

= Scenic Photo =


 * Student Name:** Michael


 * Group Name:** The Snapshots




 * Title:** The Beauty of the Callaway Clock Tower


 * Tags:** Callaway, clock, park, memorial

(45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || The Callaway Memorial Clock Tower was constructed in 1929 by two 1923 graduates of Georgia Tech, Ernest Daniel Ivey and Lewis Edmund Crook. They also produced more than 50 churches in the southeast and are also known for building Emory University’s Candler Library and the Olympia Building in downtown Atlanta. The tower is located on Fourth Avenue and has served as an historic landmark for many years. The Callaway family has influenced LaGrange and Troup County for generations. The Callaway family continues to be a part of our area’s history, including family members who started and owned the local cotton mills, the members who have been influential in Georgia politics, the members who control the Callaway Foundation in the southwest region of Georgia and the family members who started and still own Callaway Gardens in Harris County, Georgia. The Clock Tower photograph was taken on a cloudy day. I attempted to correct the color using Digital Image Suite, but I was not happy with the outcome. The grass was not as green and the flowers were not as vibrant. I tried to compose the photo according to the rule of thirds, and I took the photo on a hill near the site to give it a feel of height and distance. I wanted to include the sidewalk to also give a feeling of depth because the grassy area in front of the tower is rather large. I used an aperture with an f-stop of f 5.3 and a shutter speed of 1/250 (it was cloudy).
 * 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. ||
 * ** 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%
 * Self-critique Comments:**

Peer Critique Name: Kevin

Michael, The greatest thing about this shot is its clarity and focus. Wow- very nice. You have also formed the picture nicely with the three vertically prominent features (clock tower and pillars) occupying important space. The shrubs to the left also add nice balance. The only thing I would try is different cropping angles. For example, more space above the tower, if possible- as it is symbolically pointing to the heavens (at the very least


 * 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  ||

Critique Comments:

Emily-Michael, another superb photo!! :O) You did an excellent job following the rule of thirds. I like that you included the entire scene and not just the clock tower. Your angle of this shot, I believe, is perfect. Your depth of field is excellent as well. The trees add a nice frame to the scene. My suggestion would be to take this shot on a sunny day, when we have one, and then do a comparison. (I'm reaching here.) Another fine addition to your photography!!

Jacki - Michael, what a beautiful picture!! I love it. I think you thought about the composition of this photo for a long time. Again, it would be a stretch for me to make a suggestion, but maybe removing thr tree next to the bottom right of the clock tower would give it more focus. But I think you captured a great shot!

Donna- Michael, I agree with Emily and Jacki that this is another awesome photo. The landscaping is so neat and pristine. It looks like a postcard. The depth of field with the sidewalk is effective as is your use of rule of thirds. I like the way my eye is attracted to the diagonal line from the lampost to the tower. You might consider removing the short pole between the two brick columns in the entrance way.