Week 6

When I took this photo, my intent was to capture the beauty of the decaying tree in the swamp. Ordinarily, it is not a photo that I would find pleasing, but I really loved the reflections in the water as well as the floating leaves. To make the photo aesthetically pleasing, I utilized the rule-of-thirds for the shot.

I really enjoyed taking this photo because it captures the beauty of Vermont. I particularly loved the lighting in the photo because of the natural highlighting and shadowing provided by play between the sun and clouds. I utilized the rule-of-thirds by placing the cows in the lower right corner of the photo. The rolling hills, as well as the intersecting of the tall grass, provide depth in the picture.

I wanted to create depth in this photo and feel that I achieved this by including the trees with the sky in the background. Perhaps greater depth could have been achieved by including more of the skyline. I decided to take the photo from the point-of-view that I did to evoke the feeling of standing directly in front of the waterfall.

This is my favorite photo and I find it to be so appealing! The view from this cemetery atop a hill is breathtaking overlooking the mountains. I chose to include the sky as such a large part of my photo because I felt it added to the feeling of elevation and openness. The clouds just seemed to be perfectly blanketing the sky and, in combination with the gravestones, provided nice framing of the mountains.

I spotted this beaver dam and couldn’t help but photograph it! At first, I focused my attention on just the beaver dam, but found afterwards that it was more appealing when situated in the background of the photo. The lily pads made for an interesting composition and I loved the reflections in the water. The blue sugaring line isn’t the most attractive, but I don’t think that it ruins the photo.