Reflections

C & T: Selective focus (outside of puddle v water), framing (land frames water & water frames trees) & grouping (of trees)

C & T: Framing (window around the trees and sky), selective focus (middle of window is the most focused) & silhouette lighting (the trees in the reflection).

C & T: Formal balance (amount of black on each side), selective focus, framing (black around the lit up part) & low-key lighting.

C & T: Selective focus (ground v puddle), leading lines (the branches draw eyes through the picture) & framing.

C & T: Selective focus, informal balance (small tree v large tree) & framing.

C & T: formal balance, selective focus (trees v water), grouping (of trees) & low horizon line.

These images are of reflections in windows and water. I took most of these images outside on overcast days. To take these images I used my digital Canon Rebel Sl1. I chose to focus on reflections because I think it's interesting to look at a landscape in a different way. The water unifies the land with the reflections.

I used Photos to edit all of these images. I cropped a few of them to put emphasis on the subject. I also adjusted the contrast, exposure and brilliance of all of them.

I chose to do reflections because March is a very grey and dreary month and there are lots of puddles starting to grow. Overcast days are great for nature photography because the green of trees pops and the water becomes greenish-grey which is why it's good for reflections. I took the two puddle pictures in Portland in the morning of a grey day and I captured the trees in the slushy puddles. The puddles add texture to the pictures. The bottom photo of the trees by the ocean still has snow in it and the snow also helps the trees pop. This project relates to my life because I chose to capture what my eyes saw. I think that I could have done more with reflections because there are reflections in every aspect of our lives. My favorite image is the bottom one and my least favorite images are the ones of the moon because they didn't come out exactly how I wanted. To make them stronger I would use a different setting on my camera and maybe get closer.