For this post, I'm comparing the photo by Ansel Adams, and the one taken by Thomas Joshua Cooper, as posted on the class blog. The Ansel Adams photo is taken from a distance, and is a distinct picture of a waterfall seemingly deep in the woods. I do like how the trees frame the side of the photo too. It's a very serene, very natural shot. You see and understand exactly what Ansel was trying to capture. The T.J. Cooper shot, however, is somewhat different. The photo is of a mist, but it is hard to make out exactly what it is. The bottom of the picture seems to be some cables that the mist reveals, and the sides seem to be framed by some rock. The shot is taken from a short distance too, and that adds to the ambiguity.

So I'm at the library looking through some of the photography books this fine institution has to offer us, and I found one that I really like. I also was able to find it online, so this is it. It was taken by Alan Ross in 1989. This is a photo of the Golden Gate Bridge, which appears to be free of cars and pedestrians, but as I read along, I found that "a neutral-density filter [over the lense, not one used when developing] was used to 'erase' the traffic...[and] allowed an exposure time of several seconds". Instead of using a longer exposure time to capture motion, Alan Ross uses it to erase motion... and that's why he's a professional. But also, this seems to give a subtle blurring effect to the water below in some spots (like where the sun is reflecting), but the waves appear to be clearly defined in other spots (like to the sides of the sun's reflection). Or maybe it all is slightly blurred, and I have failing eyes.

Aside from the great use of the technical features in this photo, it is also aesthetically pleasing. This picture also presents contradicting feelings. This seemingly abandoned bridge looks to disappear into the center of the fog. The fog gives a mysterious feel, and adds to the desolate feeling of the abandoned bridge. On the contrary, the fact that this is a midday shot, and the sun is shining bright gives the photo an uplifting feeling.

I totally forgot about the photos I have on my hard drive. I took them with my cybershot, but they are pictures nontheless. Here's one of many, take it in.

Coheed & Cambria

Here's another post. I did this awhile ago too. There's a lot of detail around the treeline, so that took a little while, but it came out well.
I'm hoping to get some of my photos up soon. Next week I will have some photos enlarged and I will be able to post them, so have patience.
One of my first three rolls I shot for the previous class didn't come out, almost all of the shots were well over exposed. I tried to capture motion midday, and it did not turn out; lesson learned. It sucks because I was looking forward to seeing the results. The shots were definitely of award winning qulaity too. Maybe next roll.
-Austin