Jayscott Crosley - Assignment 5

Assignment #5 The Art of Seeing

Ten pictures from one spot - composition

"Needling in" #1. 1/500 sec f4 ISO 500 25-October-2020_5 Lovett St_Beverly MA Four needles stand against the grain among those that are covering the backyard. Photo by Jayscott Crosley

"Puparazzi please!" #2. 1/400 sec f4.5 ISO 500 25-October-2020_5 Lovett St_Beverly MA Sheldon being quite annoyed I'm taking his picture and not chasing him. Photo by Jayscott Crosley

"Old Shed Hex" #3. 1/100 sec f7.1 ISO 500 25-October-2020_Lovett St_Beverly MA Our old hex sign sits atop the window of our weathered shed. Photo by Jayscott Crosley

"Spinal Tap fire pit" #4. 1/60 sec f8 ISO 500 25-October-2020_5 Lovett St_Beverly MA The fire pit is filled with kindling ready to warm up the mini Stonehenge while a river birch tree is starting to turn color. Photo by Jayscott Crosley

"Where's Flamingo?" #5. 1/80 sec f5.6 ISO 500 25-October-2020_5 Lovett St_Beverly MA The elusive glass flamingo in its natural habitat. Photo by Jayscott Crosley.

"And Sheldon's off!" #6. 1/125 sec f6.3 ISO 500 25-October-2020_5 Lovett St_Beverly MA Like a bolt of lightning, Sheldon sprints in to a circuit around the yard. Photo by Jayscott Crosley

"Chimney above the border" # 7. 1/500 sec f14 ISO 500 25-October-2020_5 Lovett St_Beverly MA The neighbors' chimney appears to rise out of the ivy along our border fence. Photo by Jayscott Crosley

"Behind the Demon" #8. 1/500 sec f/10 ISO 500 25-October-2020_Lovett St_Beverly MA The backyard view of a small part of seasonal decor color. Photo by Jayscott Crosley

"Tiny bird peeping by the window" #9. 1/400 sec f4.5 ISO 500 25-October-2020_5 Lovett St_Beverly MA Tiny bird popped by to peep and say hi. Landing on the top branch to scope out the neighbors. Photo by Jayscott Crosley

"Last few days to relax" #10. 1/60 sec f6.3 ISO 500 25-October-2020_5 Lovett St_Beverly MA The temperature dropped to 53 today, not really outside relaxing weather. Photo by Jayscott Crosley

Assignment #5 Reflection

The Art of Seeing

REFLECTION: Ten photos from one spot. There was a great deal of contortion in this assignment. I really love my backyard and thought it would be a good place to shoot from since I believed it had many different views to offer. It was more difficult than expected, many of the shots I had in my head were boring in reality and didn't get taken. With an assignment like this, I think perhaps I would have done better to be in a more diverse area such as the downtown of Beverly.
I was able to get more up shots and straight on shots. My location was under the tree and nothing excited me at my feet. I am glad my dog came out to play or I would have been stuck. I was not happy with the last two as #9 made me think I should have been much closer to see the bird, and #10 is meh. Nothing is really happening.
This assignment pressed the idea of planning ahead and making the shot. There are some clipped edges where turning more would have helped out. It brings home the idea that the picture has to be treated as a whole and even when the focus of the shot is your favorite, everything needs to be considered.
Going forward I will keep this assignment in mind as I seek out the best angles to shoot from and to make sure everything that is in the frame is planned and intentional.