Murphy

Exposure Mode: Manual

Shutter Speed: 1/1600

Aperture: F5.6

Composition Technique: Stop Action

Element and Principle of Design: Contrast, Value

Murphy was in a mid-bark/jump at dusk when I took two shots of him. The first was adjusting exposure, the second one I caught this.

NSU Monument with Graham Hall

Exposure Mode: Manual

Shutter Speed: 1/160

Aperture: F5.0

Composition Technique: Wide Depth of Field

Element and Principle of Design: Contrast and Space

I wanted to get a photo of the monument with Graham Hall in the background with a variety of nature in between to help create some depth.

Bumper Ride

Exposure Mode: Auto

Shutter Speed: 1.0

Aperture: F2.8

Composition Technique: Blur action

Element and Principle of Design: movement, value

This was one of several shots I took of the kids riding bumper cars. I had to mess with the ap and ss and flash to get this effect.

Blooming Red

Exposure Mode: Manual

Shutter Speed: 1/125

Aperture: F2.8

Composition Technique: Shallow Depth of Field

Element and Principle of Design: Emphasis, Space

This is a flower on campus that stood out among the many other colors around it. It was one of only a few I could get a close up on.

My Baby

Composition Technique: Close-up with point of interest

Element or Principle of Design: Emphasis

Exposure Mode: Auto

Aperture: 8.0

Shutter Speed: 1/60

This photo was taken of my Basset Hound, her name is Princess Pumpkin Pie Piasecki, Pumpkin for short. She can say "My Mama!". This is a look that I live with daily, she is a constant poser for shots that evoke emotion.

Sunflower Friend

Composition Technique: Filling Frame

Element or Principle of Design: Contrast, Pattern

Exposure Mode: Manual

Aperture: 8.0

Shutter Speed: 1/1600

This photo was taken in my from yard. It was one of only two surviving giant sunflowers we planted that didn't topple over from our last heavy rains. As a reward for it's determination to stand tall it was visited by a baby bumble bee.

Krikac Hall Window

Composition Technique: Leading Lines

Element or Principle of Design: Lines, Unity

Exposure Mode: Manual

Aperature: 3.2

Shutter Speed: 1/15

This photo was taken in the auditorium of Krikac Hall. It is one of several stained glass windows facing the west side with the full afternoon sun shining in.