Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Final Edit

Through this edit, I am trying to capture at first the perspective of the golfer, examining his shot and his surrounding environment (i.e. pictures of the trees, the water tower, the green between the trees). After the quick steady examination, the perspective radically changes to that of the golf ball, sailing up from the original picture into the large standing maple tree on the left. Then it knocks of that tree into the maple tree on the right. It then knocks off the second maple and lands safely on the green, bouncing as it hits the turf just above the tree-line in the background and then rolling to a stop. The idea is, during the golf ball's perspective, to capture the illusion of movement through the trees, creating a steady motion as it bounces off the trees and bounces on the green. It was tough to do, but I think it turned out well in the end. The perspective of the golfer was not originally in my first edit.

First Edit

A golf ball travels through tall Maple trees and finds itself safely on the green.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
4:30 PM








I chose this picture because it encompasses a pastime for me: golf. This was taken at Meekwon Golf Club in Mequon, WI. It's a shot of a number of things involved with the golf course. In no particular order or ranking, number one is it is a shot of the approach at Hole #17. Number two is the twin maples that stand guarding the 17th green. Number three is the blue water tower that stands in perfectly positioned between the two maples in the midst of number four, a Wisconsin sunset. Number five is the framing of the row of pine trees to the left and right hand sides of the photo. All of these listed items are targets at this golf course; some intended and some not. It not only brings back golfing memories for myself but also provides for a beautiful scenery picture with much incorporated into framing and shaping the photograph.