Took an outdoor photography class with my friend Marshal. Wandering around a park in Beverly Hills learning about composition. So there is nothing exciting here, just learning how to see and try and capture the small moments.
Like the play of sunlight and shadow on the tips of these leaves.
A closer look at one of the plants, once again, the wonderful play of light and shadow and texture, if the leaf in the foreground were a narwhal….
I took a lot more pictures of these plants, but one must edit down.
Interesting composition of the drainage area. Pay close attention to the posts, because I am going to focus in on them.
Because it was very bright daylight, light and shadow play a very big part here.
What happens when we add one leaf into the foreground? Where does your eye go?
Moving just a little bit, the line of the posts changes, as do the shadows.
Now the ivy becomes so much more important than the posts.
I didn’t get a close up of all the decay and rust on one of the posts. This was a very fun exercise.
How about looking straight up at a tree?
Light, shadow and texture. In this case the textures are very similar.
Capturing the power. btw, do you see the ant there? I didn’t until I looked at the photo.
Off setting the image of the sculpture, Japanese print style, not centering! Also, good contrast between the rocks and the blurriness of the leaves.
I am hoping for more of these classes!
Leah