Exercise; A
single figure small
For this exercise I have to take an image of a place
which is free of people yet with an occasional figure passing through it.
It is to represent that the scale of the place is larger
than expected, or on the other hand, the point of this style is lost if the
viewer fails to notice the figure.
As the brief suggests, this is quite a difficult image to
achieve and I had to be on the lookout and take advantage of the situation when
it arose.
I
managed to find a few situations for this exercise which surprised me as I
thought it would be extremely difficult. However if you find an iconic structure
or large space at the right time of day, even in London it was possible.
1/50 seconds at f/22.0 – Lens EF-S 10-22mm
f/3.5-4.5 USM
I took this image at the O2 and waited for the right
moment for someone to be walking past, I wanted to take the photograph here as
the structure is so large and people look tiny in comparison. I think if there
had been a different background the person would have stood out more, but as
there are pictures of people on the board behind him, it makes it slightly more
difficult to spot him.
I kept the aperture high as I wanted everything in focus
and I was lucky that day as the light was good. I think this image defiantly
represents a large sense of scale as the comparison between the person and the structure
is massive.
1/15 seconds at f/18.0 – Lens EF-S 10-22mm
f/3.5-4.5 USM
I was visiting the Guildhall Art Gallery and when I came
out this man was walking around talking on his phone. As with the first image
the sense of scale is large but not as much, he is not as far away and the
building is not as tall. This man stands out exceptionally well obviously due his
luminous jacket. Again I used a high aperture
which was as high as I could go, due to the building being constricted of light
as this was taken in a square of buildings.
This
image represents the large sense of scale without the person moulding in to the
background.
1/200 seconds at f/10.0 – Lens EF-S 18-200mm
f/3.5-5.6 IS
This is an image of my friend at Mount Washburn in
Yellowstone National Park, which I took well before taking this course hence
the reason that the camera settings are not as how I would have them now.
I wanted to include this image to show how a person can
get lost in an image and if you can spot her, it really shows the enormity of
the place we were in.
Summary
I
think the images are composed well, I managed to place the people off centre
for a better composition. This was an interesting exercise to be able to relate
to size and scale, also to help me with future photography as I feel this is a
really effective tool.
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