Photo Project / Assignment

[Billy]

Lots of great pix here. Nice variety.

Hopefully I'll get a chance soon to get up to the mountains to hike and complete my homework assignment, but in the mean time, here are a few photos from September. I consider these to be good instructive illustrations of how to successfully mess up a silhouette photo.

Here, I accidentally lined up the ocean horizon with the bottom of the thatch beach umbrella. I also find the non-uniform background to be a little distracting.

Here, I cut off our legs at the knees. Should've walked out and stood right at the water's edge.

So in both photos, the silhouette/exposure came out mostly what I was trying for. But with respect to composition in both photos, I laid an egg.

 

[Kevin Judy and Emma]

Silhouettes

Here's a film shot I took of a friend on Bondcliff after sunset on 9/2/03. I cut off the legs a little and if I didn't say "This is Bondcliff," who would ever know? I still like it, though it could have been better:

This one is at sunrise 10/15/08 on the summit ledge of Osceola. I sure wish there wasn't a spruce tree growing out of her back!

http://ghostflowers.smugmug.com/White-Mountain-Hikes/Osceolas-1014-1508/6283792_xvJSR#396317865_W4A7s-A-LB

Though not a true silhouette, I like this one a lot:

http://ghostflowers.smugmug.com/Whi...ke-111909/10382214_qwtfA#718926305_f7Gan-A-LB

KDT

 

[Grumpy]

Here's a film shot I took of a friend on Bondcliff after sunset on 9/2/03. I cut off the legs a little and if I didn't say "This is Bondcliff," who would ever know? I still like it, though it could have been better:

Don't kick yourself for the cut off legs. This still is a nice image in its genre -- I like the human figure emerging from shadow into a background of mist, and finally, bright sky.

As for personal favorites, I've really come to like blaze's picture of the two hikers in post #35. Good, tight composition, and good, authentic body postures. I even like the low key (dark) tonality of this one, contrasted to the bright orb in the sky above. Subtly depicted textures in the ground are very nice as well.

G.

 

[Neil]

3 girls on a ridge.

On the brink.

 

[Raymond]

That’s me watching the space station go by.

 

[Billy]

Anybody want to assign the next photo project idea?

 

[nartreb]

OK, here's an idea:

"same spot, different season".

Inspired by a recent trip report from BHSF: [check the inset at upper right]

Also by the fact that I will shortly be updating my Mt Monadnock Longitudinal series after a recent visit.

Doesn't have to be a photo-within-photo, two (or more) side-by-side shots are fine.

Here's some more inspiration

 

[nartreb]

Here's another example:

 

[Tuco]

How about same spot- two weeks apart Of course the "winter" shot was earlier.

Osceola 10/29/06http://tuco.smugmug.com/General-Hiking/Mt-Osceola-102906/2069232_Vmzvn#106543102_Zdq5k-A-LB

Osceola 11/11/06 http://tuco.smugmug.com/General-Hiking/East-Osceola-and-Osceola/2122466_nWSNV#109782570_uFZwR-A-LB

 

[JohnL]

Mt Monroe and The Lakes Hut

The Tip Top House

Mt Washington from Mt Monroe

Lakes Hut from the Monroe Loop Trail

Hiking down from Mt Eisenhower toward Mt Pierce

JohnL

 

[Taconic]

This is actually a tough one for me. There aren't too many places that I visit year-round since my travels tend to move north in the summer/fall and south in the spring/winter.

I did find a few, though.

#1:

#2:

 

[Technetium]

JohnL, that last shot looks amazing. What a great day that must have been.

 

[Elizabeth]

March/Late Winter/Sugaring Season

June/Late Spring

July/Summer

January/Winter