10 Week Summer Challenge - Night Landscape (Week 2)

Alright, here's the Week 2 challenge: Night Landscape. It ended up being A LOT harder than I first imagined.  Along with losing my wireless remote, I ended up not being able to get as many images as planned. Silly me figured NIGHT landscapes would be better taken in the dead of NIGHT rather than around dusk. The one I managed to get in as the dusk was slipping away ended up being my final image. 

Final Image:

Over in Oxford, CT they have a pretty interesting dam that I discovered on one of my random drives. It was so shocking to find this pop out of no where I ended up gasping aloud and slamming on the breaks enough to properly piss off whoever was behind me. Oh well.

Here are some of the out-takes that were nice, but I just didn't think they compared to the final image.

Out-takes:


#1-

Why it didn't work: The light was pretty, but the composition just wasn't cutting it for me. Too many distracting silhouettes.


#2-

Why it didn't work: This was my second favorite after the final image. They were working on the highway late at night and left these huge lights on. I just don't know if I care for the huge amount of negative space on the right. 

#3-

Why it didn't work: I didn't leave it running as long, the light trails were weak, and the heavy fence really bothers me. It seems a little more put-together in B&W though.

And what would a night be in without a planking picture? Note to self: when dragging friends along for night landscapes, planking will ultimately be majority of what time is spent on. 

Confused? Watch below. You're welcome.

10 Week Summer Challenge - Food

I've decided to start a 10 week project for the remaining weeks I'll be home before I'm whisked away to Hallmark Institute. Cutting up a bunch of ideas and putting them into a box, it'll be completely random. Last week I drew 'Food'. Here's my final image along with a few out-takes:

Final Image:

Out-takes:

#1-

Why it didn't work: It was between this and the final image, but I liked how everything was composed a little bit better in the top one. It seems less staged to me, as if someone just happened to put down their breakfast on a stack of books they'd been reading. At least, it seems that way in my head..

#2-

Why it didn't work: Too much of a tilt and the angle was too high up where you could clearly tell there was no coffee to go with the coffee cakes. My bad.

#3-

Why it didn't work: I really liked the idea of showing the texture of the coffee cake, but alas, it was slightly out of focus to the point I couldn't sharpen it in post-production. Also, the Hostess Coffee Cakes generally come with two, so it felt weird to only showcase one of them.

And then Kimmy just had to sneak in one of the shots..

Hope you all had a great Thursday!