Wind Power

Building:  ISU Wind Turbine
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  1-2pm
Composition:  I initially was interested in capturing the rotating turbine, but after seeing the video, the movement of clouds in the background is much more interesting.  To make the movement of the turbine more fluid, I would want to take pictures at a faster framerate and then play them at a rate faster than 30 fps.
Process:  Using aperature priority, I took 1 photo per second for 1 hour and then combined the images into a video at 30 fps
Meta Data:  18mm     f/5.6      SS: various by photo     ISO: 100

Garden Entrance

Building:  Cyride Facility
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  11:38am
Composition:  Standing on the path that leads up to the employee entrance to the facility.  The layers of the photograph are created by the trees, half wall, and panels that break up the metal facade.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  26mm     f/5.6     SS: 1/250s     ISO: 100

Air Gap

Building:  Cyride Facility
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  12:45pm
Composition:  Looking up between a sun shade and a glass wall.  The sun shade doesn't have any holes in it so light isn't allowed to pass through.  I really liked the pattern of the supports that connect from the building roof to the sun shade.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  18mm     f/10     SS: 1/320s

Glass Entry

Building:  Cyride Facility
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  12pm
Composition:  Oriented on center with the glass window of the entry.  Originally I was focused capturing the shading device on the top of the photograph.  As I was taking the shot a person walked through and highlighted the floor to ceiling window at the entry
Process:  None
Meta Data:  29mm     f/5.6     SS: 1/320s     ISO: 100

Soccer Field

Building:  ISU Soccer Field
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  11:31am
Composition:  I wanted to capture as much of the field as possible and still include some of the highlights of campus.  On the left is the power plant and just a bit to the left of the lied is the campanile peeking up over some tees.  
Process:  None
Meta Data:  18mm     f.5.6     SS: 1/400s     ISO: 100

Rectangular Entry

Building:  Lied Recreation Facility
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  11:23am
Composition:  Standing off axis from the main entry.  I wanted to capture the movement of the repeating red entry up to the entry door.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  18mm     f/5.6     SS: 1/500s     ISO: 100  

Window Construction

Building: Bio Renewable
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  10:29am
Composition:  Due to the large fence that surrounds the construction site for this building, the only viable areas to photograph are at the top.  In this photo I wanted to capture the curtain wall system and what appears to be a partially installed louver system on the east facade of the building.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  55mm     f/9     SS: 1/250s     ISO: 100

Apartment Entry

Building:  245 Hyland Ave
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  10:17am
Composition:  The composition is a series of layers.  The first layer is the handrail that cuts through the photograph drawing your eye toward the entry.  The subject consists of many layers.  This is probably the most interested apartment building in Ames.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  18mm     f/2.4     SS: 1/2500s    ISO: 100

Water

Building:  Marston Water Tower
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  4:57pm
Composition:  I used a fast shutter speed so that the water would appear smoother and be more reflective.  Had a shorter shutter speed been used, the reflections in the water would be more blurry due to the moving water.
Process: None
Meta Data:  18mm     f/3.5     SS: 1/2500     ISO: 200

King-Pin Detail

Building: Temporary Tent on Central Campus
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  11:34am
Composition:  Zoomed in on the the point where the cables meet at the king-pin column
Process:  None
Meta Data:  50mm     f/5.6     SSL 1/200s     ISO: 100

Looking for the Time

Building:  The Campanile
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  9:43am
Composition:  Looking up at a sharp angle at the facade of the campanile.  The two outcroppings on either side of the building  work together to disguise the extremely sharp angle of the shot.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  18mm     f/5     SS: 1/800s     ISO:  100

Corner Detail

Building:  Lab of Mechanics
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  12:05am
Composition:  Looking up at the corner detail of the building.  The two windows and the chimney and partial dormer window somewhat balance the shot.
Process:  There was a tree partially blocking the sky in the upper left hand corner of the image.  I used the stamp and self healing tool to remove the tree branch and adjust the sky to look proper
Meta Data:  40mm     f/5.3     SS: 1/1250s     ISO: 100

Retired Entrance

Building:  Old State Gym Building
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  11:01am
Composition:  Standing on center with the door, figures, and bench.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  18mm     f/5     SS: 1/400s     ISO: 100

Estate

Building:  Enrollment Services Center
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  5:05pm
Composition:  This building, from the rear, to me, has an estate feel to it.  I included the grass field in the image to give the appearance that the building is sitting on a large field of grass.  The facade in this image, due to parking no longer acts as the primary entrance and as a result is hardly ever used.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  22mm    f/5     SS: 1/640s     ISO: 100

An Open Window

Building:  Nuclear Engineering Lab
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  3:59pm
Composition:  I stood on axis with the open window on the top floor.  Sadly, due to all the clouds, the reflection in the window is a little bland, but the sky is being reflected, which is one part I wanted to capture.  The decrepit nature of the building is kinda cool.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  18mm     f/5     SS: 1/2500s    ISO: 100

Addressing the Corner

Building:  Carver Hall
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  5:09pm
Composition:  Standing directly under the corner of the upper level.  The symmetrical "outcroppings" are a brutalist version of a column crown(?)
Process:  None
Meta Data:  45mm     f/5.3     SS: 1/800s     ISO: 100

Window Decorations

Building:  Marston Hall
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  12:05 pm
Composition:  I wanted to focus on the differences in decoration between the two windows. The differences make me wonder if they relate/related to room function or was simple a way of decorating buildings at the time of construction.
Process:  When I straightened the verticals of this image, it was so distorted that the floor to floor height looked very tiny.  By Shrinking the width of the image, the distortion was removed and the windows became more proportional.
Meta Data:  35mm     f/5     SS: 1/500s     ISO: 100

Rising Tower

Building:  Marston Water Tower
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  5:01pm
Composition:  Unlike my last image of the water tower, this image is meant to capture the symbology of the tower around campus.
Process:  I aligned the vertical of the central shaft so that it was straight up and in the center of the image.  I took the image in black and white due to the storm clouds that filled the sky.  The black and white image allowed for more contrast in the image between the subject and the background.
Meta Data:  24mm     f/5     SS: 1/1250s     ISO: 100

Outdoor Living Room

Building:  College of Design Lawn
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  3:57pm
Composition: A new art installation went up today that features furniture and environments of a home outside.  In this particular scene, a passerby took a seat in the "living room" to read a book. 
Process:  None
Meta Data:  55mm     f/5.6     SS: 1/320s     ISO: 100

Bridge

Building: Willow Hall
Location: Ames,IA
Time: 1:45pm
Composition: I stood on axis with the walkway on the other side of the bridge. I wanted to capture the bridge as it left the foliage to join the building and the coffered floor above the entrance.
Process: Used the HDR function of my iPhone since I did not have my camera on me.
Meta Data: 4.3mm F/3 SS:1/1000s ISO: 1000

Under the Seat

Building:  College of Design
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  11:11am
Composition:  Looking up from the ground to the underside of a bench.  I wanted to capture the corrugated steel that acted as the back rest to the bench.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  18mm     f/5     SS: 1/100s     ISO: 400

Wood Rings

Building:  Display at The College of Design
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  11:10am
Composition:  The sculpture, made of wood, shows how wood grows gradually from a small twig up to a much larger stump.
Process:  I washed the background out a little in RAW conversion so that it would not distract as much from the sculpture.
Meta Data:  26mm     f/5      SS: 1/50s     ISO: 100

Vines

Building:  Snedecore Hall
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  4:16pm
Composition:  As mentioned in a previous post, I noticed that Snedecore Hall was covered in dirt and mold.  Over time, the dirt that covers the building has become a second facade for the building.  In the image I wanted to capture the moment where nature begins to act upon the building.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  30mm    f/5     SS: 1/125s     ISO: 100

Entry Mural

Building:  Snedecore Hall
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  4:13pm
Composition:  I did a horizontal composition to create three layers to the image.  The foreground is the floor, the "middle ground" or subject is the mural and the background is the ceiling plane.
Process:  I worked with the saturation, vibrance, and hue to bring the color out in the mural
Meta Data:  32mm     f/5     SS: 1/250s      ISO: 100

Snedecore Entry

Building:  Snedecor Hall
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  4:13om
Composition: The moldy entrance is pretty cool after a being rained on.  One thing I really like about the shot is the lights on the other side of the door that recede back into the building.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  32mm     f/5     SS: 1/250s     ISO: 100

From Earth

Building:  Gerdin Business Building
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  6:40pm
Composition: Photo of the base of a retaining wall that sits on the buildings south east side.  I was really interested in the texture of the stone on the wall.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  34mm     f/5     SS: 1/40s     ISO: 100

Connection Plate

Building:  The Hub
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  5:12 pm
Composition:  Looking up at the intersection of a wood beam and girder.  The steel plate stradles the girder to support the beam.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  42mm     f/5.6     SS: 1/20s     ISO: 100

Low to the Ground

Building:  Des Moines Public Library
Location:  Des Moines, IA
Time:  7:32pm
Composition:  The library sits low to the ground so that all of the surrounding buildings can see the green roof that sits on the roof.  In this image I was trying to capture as many towers around the library as possible to show the above mentioned relationship.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  18mm     f/3.5     SS: 1/600s     ISO: 200

Abandoned Garage

Building:  Abandoned Warehouse
Location:  Des Moines, IA
Time:  2:28pm
Composition:  Photograph is taken perpendicular to the garage door.  What caught my attention about the scene was the broken chair on the right of the image.
Process:  Since I didn't bracket this shot, I converted it to black and white so that I could more easily bring out detail in the shaded region of the black wall.
Meta Data:  35mm     f/5     SS: 1/2000s     ISO: 100

Steel Connections

Building:  Coal Plant
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  4:10pm
Composition: This image uses a large zoom to compact that the criss-crossing elements of the building.    From far away, it appears as if there are just a bunch of random elements.  By zooming in, the image shows a very small isolated section of building's structure.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  300mm     f/5.6     SS: 1/250s     ISO: 100