Hi Maxine,
Thanks for submitting your assignment.
There was quite a gap there between when you submitted this and when it was critiqued so thanks for your patience. The Fall break is always a good excuse to get students to actually practice their photography.
Here is the exif data for these images:
http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_3888.jpg
Date Time Original: 2014:08:30 00:00:18
Exposure Time: 1/179
F Number: f / 2.80
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings: 400
Metering Mode: Spot
Flash: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length: 100mm
White Balance: Manual white balance
Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 6D
LensInfo: 4
LensModel: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USMUUD
LensSerialNumber: 000004dbe4
Exif Version:
Flashpix Version:
Color Space: 1
Pixel X Dimension: 5472
Pixel Y Dimension: 3648
Maker Note: 910
User Comment: 8694
Date Time Digitized: 2014:08:30 00:00:18
Subsec Time: 06
Subsec Time Original: 06
Subsec Time Digitized: 06
Shutter Speed Value: 7.50
Aperture Value: 3
Focal Plane X Resolution: 3810.58
Focal Plane Y Resolution: 3815.90
Focal Plane Resolution Unit: 2
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Scene Capture Type: Standard
InteroperabilityIFDPointer: 8958
ExifIFDPointer: 360
GPSInfoIFDPointer: 9186
Orientation: 1
YCbCr Positioning: 2
X Resolution: 72
Y Resolution: 72
Resolution Unit: 2
Date Time: 2014:08:30 00:00:18
http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_3910.jpg
Date Time Original: 2014:08:30 00:18:53
Exposure Time: 1/179
F Number: f / 8
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings: 400
Metering Mode: Spot
Flash: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length: 100mm
White Balance: Manual white balance
Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 6D
LensInfo: 4
LensModel: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USMUUD
LensSerialNumber: 000004dbe4
Exif Version:
Flashpix Version:
Color Space: 1
Pixel X Dimension: 5472
Pixel Y Dimension: 3648
Maker Note: 910
User Comment: 8694
Date Time Digitized: 2014:08:30 00:18:53
Subsec Time: 00
Subsec Time Original: 00
Subsec Time Digitized: 00
Shutter Speed Value: 7.50
Aperture Value: 6
Exposure Bias: 1
Focal Plane X Resolution: 3810.58
Focal Plane Y Resolution: 3815.90
Focal Plane Resolution Unit: 2
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Scene Capture Type: Standard
InteroperabilityIFDPointer: 8958
ExifIFDPointer: 360
GPSInfoIFDPointer: 9186
Orientation: 8
YCbCr Positioning: 2
X Resolution: 72
Y Resolution: 72
Resolution Unit: 2
Date Time: 2014:08:30 00:18:53
It looks like you used aperture priority and used f 2.8 in the wider imae and f 8 in the closer image. Can you tell me if this was done intentionally and why? It appears as though the flash fired in both of these images. For now please try to avoid using a flash in your photography assignments as it complicates things.
Beyond that the manual white balance looks ok and the image meets the criteria although this clock isn’t exactly a mundane object. It’s quite interesting on it’s own. Whatever the case, you’ve filled your frame with your subject and made for a more interesting photo just by changing how you look at it.
I was confused that the thumbnail of the image and the full size are oriented differently. Maybe you can tell me which orientation is correct, landscape or portrait?
One thing to note from a compositional perspective is that in both images you’ve clipped parts of the edge of this clock. It’s no big deal for this assignment and you’ll learn more about composition as you progress through the course. For now you’ll want to be careful about the choices you make when cropping off parts of the main area of interest in your photo. It can detract from your image if it feels a bit off. For example at the bottom of IMG_3910.jpg the edge is cropped off just a tiny bit and it feels a bit awkward. In image IMG_3888.jpg the top of the frame is touching the top of the clock and that also feels weird. So just be careful about edges. Either have them in or out.
Good job here, let me know what you think and if you have any question at all.
See you on the next assignment.