I attempted to take photos this week, however it was very rainy and bipolar throughout the day when I would have liked to go on a photoshoot. Mrs. Malak gave me an idea for taking photos at night time with a bright light to get a different feel for nature, but last night it poured on and off. So I could not take photos; I will try again tonight but I won't have access to Blogger tomorrow if the rain lets up. Instead I have been playing around with Photoshop from photos from last week.
     I really do enjoy this plant (below) and the shape of the end of each little branch. I think it has very interesting texture. I also liked how it has a much darker feel after I boosted the contrast in Photoshop. The only downside to this plant is since the branches are quite thin, my camera has a hard time focusing on the up close branches, due to all the space in between. I would like to keep trying to get it to focus on the closer branches, because I think this photo is very different than my others and would be a nice change.

 

 

     I again boosted the contrast making the branch itself richer in color and making the background appear darker. I think it draws the eye in to the lighter subject in the foreground versus overseeing the background first. I took photos of the pine trees around my house, but they had the dark green needles; I didn't think it added anything special to the foto. It just seemed too plain. I took photos at the school last week and came across this pine tree, but with genuinely light needles. I enjoy this much better because it's not a forest green like most other plants or trees in nature.

 

 

     I cropped this photo because it was blurry around one corner and took away from the image. I also used brightness and contrast to help get a bigger feeling through the image. I like how the stem goes from one side of the photo to another, it serves as a guide for your eye and where to look along the photo. Although I don't think this will stay in my concentration series, because I already have a couple leaf photos to choose from and I do want variety in my series.