Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens-May 9, 2011 Part 2

These are the last of my photos from my class at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. I mentioned before that I wasn't too impressed with the class. My teacher really didn't teach me anything that I didn't already know. She did, however, say one thing that stuck in my head: "Expose for the light." She meant that it's okay if only one part of the photo is correctly exposed and the rest is in shadow, because it will show the drama of how the scene really looked. So I really tried to focus on doing that in the last class.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 5-9-11 (1 of 19)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 5-9-11 (14 of 19)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 5-9-11 (16 of 19)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 5-9-11 (4 of 19)

I couldn't decide which of these I like better, so I'm just going to post both:

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 5-9-11 (6 of 19)

(Submitting to Black and White Wednesday.)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 5-9-11 (5 of 19)

I was really obsessed with the shadow of the petals on these flower:

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 5-9-11 (9 of 19)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 5-9-11 (8 of 19)

I also liked the shadows of the branches on the tree:

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 5-9-11 (17 of 19)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 5-9-11 (18 of 19)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden 5-9-11 (19 of 19)









the long road









and then, she {snapped}
Posted by Barbara at 1:56 PM
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14 comments:

  1. JenJuly 20, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    Love the first shot, it really is much more dynamic with all the shadows!

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  2. Ashley SiskJuly 20, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Beautiful beautiful shots.

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  3. AlJuly 20, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    You certainly captured the light exquisitly in these photos - great job. I think your teacher's rule is generally a good one - overexposed sections of a photo will naturally draw the eye, and that's usually not what you want.

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  4. Alyson and FordJuly 20, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Thank you for visiting my blog. You must have the best equipment and amazing talent! I love the shadows!

    Alyzabeth's Mommy

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  5. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentJuly 21, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    SO many very beautiful photos! Maybe you didn't learn so much because you already knew how to take fantastic photos, but if you picked up one new thing, then that's a bonus.

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  6. GillianJuly 21, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    Ooohhh, tough call, they're both pretty. I think I like the first one, the darker parts just add drama. Great shots!

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  7. Adriana IrisJuly 22, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    thanks for the follow love your images.

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  8. UnknownJuly 22, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    You really did capture the light perfectly in all of these! the tulips are gorgeous and I really love the thin streak of light falling across the lavender!

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  9. TiffanyJuly 25, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    Just beautiful...love the B&W tulips!

    Tiffany

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  10. Jen O.July 26, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    Barbara, these are gorgeous! Love, love, love the b/w conversion on the tulips.

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  11. ErinJuly 27, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    Love the first one!! So stunning!

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  12. Eris1995July 27, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    I really love the first one! Amazing!

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  13. JenniferAugust 18, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    Beautiful! I really like the black and white ones. Normally I prefer color, but those are so perfect in b/w!

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  14. ByronAugust 18, 2011 at 2:40 AM

    Wow, beautiful photos! You capture it perfect with their shadows. Great shot! http://wwwiphone431unlock.com

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