Shooting Wide

For this week's wide angle assignment I tried to tell a little bit about the story of St. George.

                                                                     (18mm; 1/4000; F3.5; ISO 1250)                                                                                                                             

 The red rock is our backyard.

(18mm; 1/1600; F3.5; ISO 100)

It has youth and education. 

(18mm; 1/800; F3.5; ISO 400)

The elderly and activity.

(18mm; 1/125; F7.1; ISO 400) 

    Families and playfulness. 

(18mm; 1/1600; F3.5; ISO 100) 

    It is religious, yet historic. 

    

(18mm; 1/2500; F3.5; ISO 1600)

It is still white-washed and gated. 

(18mm; 1/2500; F3.5; ISO 800) 

But it is growing and renovating. 

(18mm; 1/250; F3.5; ISO 100) 

The best thing you are only a ten-minute drive... 

(18mm; 1/800; F3.5; ISO 400) 

...from beauty and bliss. 

One of the advantages shooting wide is that it obviously enlarges the frame and therefore the context of the image. Depending on the different elements in the frame and the framing itself it can have a big impact on telling a story. It is by no means an easy task but a craft that needs practice. I know after this second assignment I want and need to get better at being able to control my focus and depth of field. I also would have liked to have taken more time to add subjects to my photos, because I know that would also enhance the context of the photo and therefore the story. One of my peers sent me a link that taught me the value of compression on wide angle shots through different lenses. This was enlightening to understand the importance to different focal lengths besides being able to zoom in further. There isn’t too much compression here only at 18mm, but a little is more noticeable to my in-training eye.