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I thought the information to be learned this week was quite interesting. I read through the post done by the Navy first. My first Ah-ha moment came when the subject of balance came up. I knew that a picture needed to have some form of balance to it. However I was unaware of how many different way there where to give balance to a photograph. My other Ah-ha moment in this reading was the part about foreground and background. I have always though keep it simple when it comes to photography. It was nice to learn that keeping the background simple helps emphasize the subject of the photo, or even blurring it will allow to let the subject pop-out. As well as the reverse, if your emphasis is on the background, let the foreground be simple. I also really enjoyed looking at the pictures of of photography mad.com, learning from examples helps give preview to the information learned, especially with vibrant scenes that are easy to remember.

 For this assignment I tried to capture all three of the color schemes in my house.

(The picture to the left represents Analogous. Where the green and the yellow are next to each other on the color wheel and are suppose to accentuate each other.) 

     (The picture to the right is suppose to represent a Monochromatic Scheme, using different shades of tan to create a soothing picture.)

( The final picture is intended to represent a Complementary color scheme. Where the green and the red are on opposite sides of the color wheel.)

I really had fun playing around with this assignment. I played around with pictures of different things I enjoy seeing and doing. While also trying to capture something unique to add texture. The blue in the bottom is a plastic bag and the background is a vase in the restaurant I work at. Took about 200 pictures playing around and used the scattered format in Picasa, because I really like the way it looks like someone just dropped the pictures on a table. Very fun!

   I apologize to everyone for my late post. I used my camera on a ski trip a few weeks ago where it did not make it back, I am still waiting for my new one to come. Because of my camera issue, I decided to share a few pictures from my semester with NOLS. I took this semester in the Rocky Mountains last fall. I looked for pictures that matched the point of view structures, where i could remember playing around with the settings on the camera.




( The photo above was taken just on the eastern side of the continental divide. In the picture is Lizard head peak, as well as another student on the trip.)


( The picture to the left is of a cow jaw, something which is a common find in Bryce canyon of southern Utah.)

( The picture to the right is on the ridge of a canyon where we spent the night. Also in Bryce Canyon. The picture below is of the same spot with our tent on it. This was taken the next morning.)