Saturday, August 31, 2013

End of the Line

Building:  Horse Barn
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  6:06pm
Composition:  I used the light at the end of the hallway to draw the eye into the photograph.  The small pockets of light that come from under the gates bring the eye back to the periphery of the photo.  As the eyes adjust to the darkness of the photograph, details such as wood grain, bent metal, and stains become apparent.
Process:  I added some grain and vignette to the image in post production to give it a more grungy and old appearance.
Meta Data:  22mm     f/4    SS: 1/10s     ISO: 100

Friday, August 30, 2013

Louvers

Building:  Troxel Hall
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  5:56pm
Composition:  I really liked how the underside of the louvers were catching color from the grass and distorting the image to create a abstract-ish blur on their underside.  The illusion of high density by zooming in on a repetitive building element is an idea I'm starting to enjoy as it allows one to really appreciate that one specific element of a photo without other elements catching the eye.
Process:  Cropped the image so that only the louvers were shown.
Meta Data:  55mm     f/5.6     SS: 1/640s     ISO: 100

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Chairs

Building:  LeBaron Hall
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  5:45pm
Composition:  Zoom in on a portion of the chairs in the lecture hall.  Through this view, it appears as if the density of chairs is greater than it actually is.
Process:  Cropped image to get rid of surrounding excess space
Meta Data:  24mm     f/4     SS: 1/20s     ISO: 100

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Distorted Room

Building:  Ames Business Park Building 6
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  6:54pm
Composition:  On axis with the center of the room.  The converging walls create an exaggerated perspective in the room.  When I first walked into the room, I was slightly disoriented as the converging walls were heavily slanted, much more than I had seen before.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  13mm     f/4     SS: 1/100s     ISO: 100

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Curved Support

Building:  Research Park 5
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  6:48pm
Composition:  Zoom in on a curved member that holds a diagonal chord that prevents the structure from tipping.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  24mm     f/4     SS: 1/2000s     ISO: 100

Monday, August 26, 2013

Exaggerated Awning

Building:  Ames Business Park, New Construction
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  6:53pm
Composition:  By cropping the top of the awning at the photograph edge, the appearance that the awning is much larger than it actually is.
Process:  I had to do a lot of vertical and horizontal correction to fix the distortion of the photograph.  The curving roof of the roof did not help in fixing the distortion.
Meta Data:  22mm     f/4     SS: 1/800s    ISO: 100

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Tree Shade

Building:  ISU Extension Development
Location:  Ames, IA
Time:  6:43pm
Composition:  On axis with the gravel "path."  From what I observed, the rocks are used to create a visible boundary on the exterior of the building separating the conference space from the main building.
Process:  None
Meta Data:  12mm     f/4     SS: 1/400s    ISO: 100