Assignment7_ElizabethD

Over Spring Break I visited the Yarmouth area and found the power lines by the beach to be very fascinating, especially since a storm was coming in.  Additionally, I wanted to photograph what little life there was on the beach for that time of year.

Assignment 7 – TateY

For spring break I spent some time at home and took some shots around the house, of my chicken, and of a fire I made because fire is always something I enjoy photographing. There really wasn’t any rhyme or reason to my shots, but rather I was more interested in trying to tell a story through a photograph, like the scene of the fire, or the feeling I get when at home on a Sunday morning with my parents. For the chicken photos, it was warm out and our chicken was feeling pretty happy, so she wandered over to our door and hopped up – this was the first time the chicken had ever stepped inside the house. She was clearly pretty amused by the whole ordeal.

 

Assignment7_CleoB

All of these were unfortunately taken with my Android phone. I spent most of spring break in Lisbon, Portugal but did not bring my camera since I was afraid it might get stolen. Even with my phone, it was difficult to get good shots because if I stood still for too long, I ran the risk of being approached by yet another man selling cheap sunglasses or drugs. I just hope that the vibrancy of the city can speak for itself through these images despite the circumstances.

Assignment 7_GeorgiaS

This is a shot I tried to take when crossing the Piscataqua River Bridge heading home for Spring Break. My camera can focus pretty quickly, however there was still some blur due to the movement of the car.

The rest of these pictures were from my trip to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. This first image is of an interesting metal reflective sculpture in the lobby of the museum. The second was a happy accident when my roommate decided to walk behind me and I was able to catch her reflection in the facets of the sculpture.

The next exhibit shows some writing and graffiti found in the Yin Tang house that was built during the Qing Dynasty in China. It is a snapshot, literally in this case, of how one family lived for several generations, spanning three centuries.

This last image was from my absolute favorite exhibit called “All the Flowers Are For Me” by Anila Quayyum Agha. It displays intricate Persian and Turkish architecture that casts shadows through a singular bulb housed in a steel cube. There was zero editing done to this image, which should convey just how breathtaking this room is in person.

Assignment7_LizT

The front door of our new house has a glass pattern that scatters small rainbows on our cabinets nearby, and I took this photo on my phone on my way out to classes.  ISO 32 — 4.15 mm –f/2.2 — 1/120 sec

These two photos were taken at my new apartment. I was taking a bunch of photos as my roommates and I were moving things in and out of the house. These were my two favorites of the set. I like how the first one has multiple things like doors and stairs in it because I feel like it could symbolize all the different new beginnings leading to new things when moving into a new house, especially after losing a lot. ISO 500 — 18 mm — f/3.5 — 1/40 sec

I like this photo because I feel like it is simplistic. All our new house has in it is a few pieces of furniture that were donated to us, so its very bare, and this photo kind of captured it.  ISO 800 — 18 mm — f/3.5 — 1/30 sec

This photo was taken when I was visiting my boyfriend. His dad’s house has really tall, thin trees surrounding it, and one morning I saw the sun shining through them and wanted to try to capture the happiness and warm fuzziness of the morning (as warm as a winter morning could be) The optimized version of this photo makes it really pixelated, but I liked how the trees draw your eyes up into the sky. ISO 100 — 18 mm — f/8.0 –1/200 sec

This photo was taken by accident because I forgot that I had turned autofocus off. But I enjoy the way it reflects the fuzziness I mentioned earlier, and really focuses on the light throughout the photo. ISO 100 — 47 mm –f/5.6 –1/2500 sec

I am always drawn to sunsets. Whenever I have access to a camera and I see a sunset I almost always take a photo. ISO 25 — 4.15 mm –f/2.2 –1/4000 sec (this was taken on my phone)

Assignment7_KendraC