Week 4-coloring pictures

 In this picture I was thinking about how purple and green complement each other.  I know they are not directly across from each other on the color wheel, but with this plant, they complemented each other very nicely.  Even the lighter purple flower stands out brightly.

 With these next two photos, I was trying for the monochromatic color scheme.  I know the purple plant isn't the greatest picture, but I kept it in anyway.  I couldn't get over how the colors in the plants, are also in the bricks behind it.   I really like the green picture too.  There are just so many different shades of green there.  Plus, it looks like a mysterious little path.  It's hard to believe that it is just behind a Super 8 motel, right next to a highway!

In this picture, I tried to capture the analogous color scheme.  Green and yellow are close on the color wheel, and there they were, right there that tree.  

Week 3-collage

I did a second post after looking at some of my classmates collages.  Theirs were much better than my first one, so I tried a second one.  These are the same pictures, but they are just arranged better. 

Week 3-collage

This collage shows a variety of sport balls.  I took close ups of the balls and placed them in the background.  I then placed a picture that showed the whole ball on top, in case there was any confusion as to what the close up was.  I was able to get good texture from the football, the gray kickball, and the koosh balls.  The blue volley ball and the smaller nerf football also show some texture, but they are not as outstanding as the others.  Unfortunately, the big blue ball showed lines before I set it in this collage.  The red bouncy ball shows that it is slightly flat by the way it sags.  I like the small whiffle ball, but the larger picture is a little distorted.  I was unsure how to fix that, because when I tried, there was white space around it.  A few of the other ball's shapes are distorted too, due to the same thing.

My son playing the piano

This image was taken from above, while my son was playing the piano.  I like this picture because it shows a very specific action with his fingers.  There are fingers playing the white keys, and the black ones, and one white key you can see is pressed down.   There is no room to wonder what the focus of this picture is.  The only thing I don't care much for is the glare on his hair and on the piano from the flash.  I did not take that into consideration before I took the picture.

This picture is again of my son, and I think I like this side view better because it gives the viewer a big picture of the whole area when he plays the piano.  It looks as if you are in the audience watching.   Unfortunately, I did not take the background into consideration before taking the picture.  It certainly detracts.  Like the first picture, the glare from the flash is too much. 

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