Field Trip

My photo class field trip was this past Sunday at the botanical gardens in Ft Worth. I'm still trying to get down the techinical aspects of shooting a great photo; light metering, aperature, shutter speed, white balance, etc. There is SO much to learn about taking a good photo.. more than I could have ever imagined. Our classroom assignment for the field trip was leading lines and lens perspective (+ a few other things). See below for explanations of the pics :D

Now let me explain the photos:

1. leading lines of trees

2. assignment was also to get a "different" view of this statue, other than just straight on

3. beautiful walkway, leading lines to the fountain

4. lens perspective - tilted picture

5. & 6. last week we learned how to stop action.. so the 1st pic is the water "flowing" and the 2nd pic is of the water stopping in mid air - pretty cool eh?

7. see the bee flying to the right of the flower? another stopped action pic and shallow depth of field (see #10) (this is one of my favs)

8. my fav :D :D what a cute little squirrel I chased around until I got this pic - ha ha! not in the assignment but I think teach will be quite proud :D

9. leading line to the archway

10. shallow depth of field, which we learned last wk too.. where the subject is in focus but the background is not

I had a ton of fun and look forward to the next field trip in Photo II !!